Blackwell House
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.Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic house in Manhattan, New York
- Address: 500 Main Street, 10044
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge and Chapel of the Good Shepherd.
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Queensboro Bridge, officially the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City. Completed in 1909, it connects the Long Island City neighborhood in the borough of Queens with the East Midtown and Upper East Side neighborhoods in Manhattan, passing over Roosevelt Island. Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge is situated 1,800 feet south of Blackwell House.
Chapel of the Good Shepherd
Church
The Chapel of the Good Shepherd is a historic Episcopal church at 543 Main Street on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Chapel of the Good Shepherd is situated 610 feet northeast of Blackwell House.
Roosevelt Island station
Metro station
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Roosevelt Island station is a local station on the IND 63rd Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located in Manhattan on Roosevelt Island in the East River, it is served by the M train on weekdays during the day and the F train during weekends and nights. Roosevelt Island station is situated 730 feet southwest of Blackwell House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lenox Hill and Long Island City and Astoria.
Lenox Hill
Neighborhood
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Lenox Hill is a neighborhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It forms the lower section of the Upper East Side, east of Park Avenue in the 60s and 70s.
Long Island City and Astoria
Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south.
Upper East Side
Photo: Alex Proimos, CC BY 2.0.
The Upper East Side of Manhattan is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Spanning the stretch of island between 59th Street to 96th Street east of Central Park, the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Carnegie Hill are full of luxurious townhouses and apartment buildings on some of the most affluent addresses in New York.
Blackwell House
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.76034° or 40° 45′ 37″ northLongitude
-73.95113° or 73° 57′ 4″ westHeight
35 feet (11 metres)Open location code
87G8Q26X+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 284880674OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4923596
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Blackwell House” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Blackwell House”
- French: “Blackwell House”
- Hungarian: “Blackwell House”
- Spanish: “Blackwell House”
- Spanish: “Casa Blackwell”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roosevelt Island Library and Eleanor’s Pier.
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