Roosevelt Island and the Blackwell House

ROOSEVELT ISLAND AND THE BLACKWELL HOUSE

1639

CABINS OF THE FIRST DUTCH SETTLERS

1668

HOME OF SHERIFF JOHN MANNING FIRST BRITISH RESIDENT

1676

INHERITED BY MARY MANNINGHAM WHO MARRIED ROBERT BLACKWELL, ISLAND WAS FARMED & QUARRIED BY THEIR DESCENDANTS

1796

BLACKWELL FARMHOUSE ERECTED

1828

PETER COOPER NEGOTIATED PURCHASE OF ISLAND FOR THE CITY OF NY ON FRONT PORCH OF THIS HOUSE, PRICE $ 32,000

1829-1955
THE HOME OF HOSPITAL AND PRISON STAFFS RESTORED BY THE NY. S. URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORP

1973

PLAQUE DONATED BY

THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

1981