Immigrant Processing Stations at the Port of New York 1624-31 July 1855: no receiving station 1 Aug. 1855-18 Apr. 1890: Castle Garden 19 Apr. 1890-31 Dec. 1891: Barge Office 1 Jan. 1892-14 June 1897: Ellis Island 15 June 1897-16 Dec. 1900: Barge Office 17 Dec. 1900-1924: Ellis Island Source: The Olive Tree Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/nytimes.htm?o_xid=0039503765& o_lid=0039503765&o_xt=39503765