Blackwell House

Blackwell House
Blackwell House is located in New York City
Blackwell House
Blackwell House is located in New York
Blackwell House
Blackwell House is located in the United States
Blackwell House
LocationRoosevelt Island, New York, New York
Coordinates40°45′37″N 73°57′4″W / 40.76028°N 73.95111°W / 40.76028; -73.95111
Built1796
NRHP reference No.72000862[1]
NYSRHP No.06101.000498
NYCL No.0912
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 1972
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980
Designated NYCLMarch 23, 1976

Blackwell House is 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 then 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.[1]

The front entrance to Blackwell House, in 2010.
An aerial view of Blackwell House, in 2024.
  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Timeline of Island History". Main Street Wire. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015.