Blackwell House — Attraction in New York

Blackwell House is an historic house on Roosevelt Island in New York City. After the English defeated the Dutch in 1666, Captain John Manning, the Sheriff of New York and first British resident, seized the island, which became known as Manning's Island. Twenty years later, Manning's son-in-law, Robert Blackwell, became the island's new owner and namesake. The property was built in 1796 for the Blackwell family who owned the island for many generations. The cottage is the 6th oldest farmhouse in New York City. In 1828 the City of New York purchased the island from the Blackwell family for $32,000 to build institutions for the most populous city in the country. Blackwell House has been a living quarters for wardens of the almshouse, the hospitals, and the...

A historic house on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The house's name comes from Jacob Blackwell, who built the house in 1796. He was the great-grandson of Robert Blackwell, who in 1686 took ownership of what was th.en known as Manning's Island and subsequently became the island's new namesake.[2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972

At the corner of East Road and Main Street is a charming wooden home called Blackwell House. Built in 1796 for the Blackwell family, who owned the island for many generations, this cottage is the sixth oldest farmhouse in...

A rarity in NYC, a preserved house from the 18th century. Originally built in 1796. Google Local Guide Andrew Pavelescu covers its history well in his review so I won't repeat it. It is one of several sites on Roosevelt Island worthy of visiting (it was not open the day I visited), including the lighthouse at the northern end, The Octagon, as well as the Smallpox hospital ruins and FDR monument and grounds at the southern end. Fun to walk or bike on a spring...