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Blackwell House

New York, United States of America

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. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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