Castle Garden

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Castle Garden was a 19th-century immigration station and public entertainment venue in New York City, later known as Castle Clinton.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
immigration station
public entertainment venue
administeredBy National Park Service
architecturalStyle circular fortification
borough Manhattan
category Defunct immigration services
Entertainment venues in Manhattan
Forts in Manhattan
Immigration to the United States
city New York City
closingDateAsImmigrationStation 1890
constructionEnd 1811
constructionStart 1808
country United States
currentName Castle Clinton
era 19th century
formerName West Battery
function concert hall
exhibition hall
immigrant processing center
public promenade
theater
heritageDesignation U.S. National Monument
laterName Castle Clinton
locatedIn Battery Park
Manhattan
New York City
New York State
The Battery
United States
managedBy New York State (as immigration depot)
linked to: New York State
material masonry
namedAfter DeWitt Clinton
near New York Harbor
openedAsImmigrationStation 1855
openingDate 1855-08-01
operator New York State Board of Emigration Commissioners
originalFunction coastal fortification
partOf Castle Clinton National Monument
linked to: Castle Clinton
replacedBy Ellis Island Immigration Station
linked to: Ellis Island
significantEvent hosted concerts by famous 19th-century performers
served as principal U.S. immigration station before Ellis Island
status historic structure
usedFor military purposes (as a fort)
public entertainment
reception of immigrants to the United States

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Castle Clinton hasFormerName Castle Garden