Sailor's home No. 190 Cherry St. between Market & Pike streets -- Erected by the American Seamens Friend Society engraver, Tompson, 169 Williams St. ; P.L. Clover, Jr., delt

Print shows man standing next to flagpole on rooftop of the Sailors Home; lumbar yard next door to building.
Handwritten along right side of print: Deposited in the Clerk's office of the Southern District of New York this 29th day of April 1842.

Building description: "The Main Building is fifty feet front by forty eight feet deep; six stories, including the Basement, with a rear Building 117 feet; to contain 150 rooms, which will accommodate 300 Seamen. Corner stone laid Oct. 14, 1841. completed May 1, 1842."
Inscribed on lower left: J. Trench, Architect.
Inscribed on lower right: C.L. Purdy. Carpenter. ; Seaman & Hunt. Masons. {Builders.}.
Inscribed in ink on verso: April 29, 1842, Sailor's Home.
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).