The Chinese Consulate and Chinese Mission, 26 West 9th Street

Chinese Mission at 26 West 9th Street, 1904 Sanborn Map. Image courtesy of NYPL Digital Collections.

Around 1885, the Chinese Consulate, which was involved in activist efforts to protect the civil rights of Chinese Americans, operated out of 26 West 9th Street. In 1902, the Consulate moved to another office on lower Broadway, and Huie Kin, a prominent Chinese American missionary, moved his family and his Chinese Mission from 14 University Place into this building. By this time, 26 West 9th Street also housed the headquarters of the Chinese Young Men’s Christian Association. The Kin family then turned the third and fourth floors into lodging for Chinese students who were unable to find rooms elsewhere due to discriminatory renting practices throughout the city.

The building housing the Chinese Consulate was demolished and in 1923 replaced with the apartment building now located on the site.

许芹牧师 Hui Kin

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