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