Twelfth St., just east of Second Ave. The address was 307 East Twelfth St.
Built to replace:
The former girls' lodging house at No. 21 (or No. 27) St. Mark's Place.
Construction funded by:
Mary B. Wheeler, Mary B. Ceccarini, and Emily B. Wheeler.
Building dimensions:
Four stories. Ground dimensions: 40 x 103 feet.
Accommodations:
Unknown, but there were dormitories on three floors. The Christmas dinner in 1898 served 50-65 girls, but how many of these were lodgers (and conversely, how many lodgers didn't eat there), I don't know.
Building notes:
The building was of pressed brick with sandstone trimmings.
Basement: 2 dining rooms, kitchen, girls' laundry, lavatory, drying room, large ironing, washing, and drying room for custom work, 2 bathrooms, closets.
1st floor: rooms for typewriting and sewing-machine classes, reception room in rear. Also the office, a reading room, fitting room for dressmaking dept., waiting room for applicants. A tablet on the wall of the main corridor read "This building was erected for the Childrens' Aid Society by Mary B. Wheeler, Mary B. Ceccarini, and Emily B. Wheeler in memory of Elizabeth Davenport Wheeler, 1892."
3rd fl: dressmaking workroom, 5 small bedrooms, 1 dormitory, single rooms, lavatory, and bathroom.
4th fl: 5 dormitories, 2 small bedrooms, 3 single rooms.
What became of it?
In 1901, the Home annexed the one next door, 311 E Twelfth, for additional space.
In 1930, the CAS sold both buildings.
In 1935 there is mention of the American School of Naturopathy and Chiropractic existing at that address, but whether the building was re-built or even the same plot of land (building numbers will sometimes shift over time) is not known.
In 1946 the same address became the property of the Florence Crittenton League, turned into a shelter for up to 19 girls at a time (ages 16-21). The shelter later became known as the Barrett House.
Still standing?
Possibly, but it is not clear. If the Elizabeth Home was indeed converted to the Barrett House, then it is still standing; it is today a co-op.