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  • (King1893NYC) pg016 RHINELANDER'S SUGAR-HOUSE ANDRESIDENCE, BETWEEN WILLIAM AND ROSE STREETS.jpg

    Photo by Unknown via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Manual of the corporation of the city of New York (1857) (14763739955).jpg

    Photo by New York (N.Y.). Common Council; Willis, Samuel J; Valentine, David T. (David Thomas), 1801-1869 Weingartner, Adam (American, active 1851–60) via Wikimedia Commons (No restrictions)

  • Liberty-Street sugar-house (NYPL Hades-255899-430919).jpg

    Photo by Scan by NYPL via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Van Cortlandt's sugar house (NYPL Hades-255900-EM12422).jpg

    Photo by Scan by NYPL via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Van Cortlandt's sugar house (NYPL Hades-255900-430920).jpg

    Photo by Scan by NYPL via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Old Sugar House and Middle Dutch Church.jpg

    Photo by George Hayward, lithographer via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • The old Sugar House & Middle Dutch Church, Liberty St. N.Y. in 1830 by George Hayward in 1858..jpg

    Photo by George Hayward, lithographer via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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Operational

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Facility profile

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Death-row facility

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Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • John Van Arsdale
    1756–1836 · soldier

    John Jacob Van Arsdale (1756 – 1836) was an American Revolutionary War soldier, noted for his legendary participation in the Evacuation Day flag-raising in 1783.

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World Prisons. (2026). Sugar house prisons. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sugar-house-prisons
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"Sugar house prisons." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sugar-house-prisons.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-sugar-house-prisons,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Sugar house prisons},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sugar-house-prisons},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}