<P> The New York House of Refuge was the first juvenile reformatory established in the United States . The reformatory was opened in 1824 on the Bowery in Manhattan , New York City , destroyed by a fire in 1839 , and relocated first to Twenty - Third Street and then , in 1854 , to Randalls Island . </P>
<P> The New York House of Refuge was the first juvenile reformatory established in the United States . The reformatory was opened in 1824 on the Bowery in Manhattan , New York City , destroyed by a fire in 1839 , and relocated first to Twenty - Third Street and then , in 1854 , to Randalls Island . </P>
when did the house of refuge in new york first open
when did the house of refuge in new york first open
1824
1824