Renwick Smallpox Hospital
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Renwick Smallpox Hospital is a 19th-century Gothic Revival former smallpox treatment facility on Roosevelt Island in New York City, now preserved as a historic ruin and landmark.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Renwick Smallpox Hospital canonical | 1 |
| Smallpox Hospital | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic Revival building
ⓘ
former smallpox hospital ⓘ historic ruin ⓘ hospital ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Charity Hospital
ⓘ
Renwick Ruin ⓘ Renwick Smallpox Hospital ⓘ
surface form:
Smallpox Hospital
|
| architect | James Renwick Jr. ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic Revival ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1854 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | smallpox treatment ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
Gothic pointed arches
ⓘ
central pavilion ⓘ corner turrets ⓘ crenellated parapets ⓘ lancet windows ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
New York City Landmark ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Individual Landmark
New York City Landmark ⓘ |
| inception | 1854 ⓘ |
| laterUse |
Charity Hospital Ruins
ⓘ
surface form:
Charity Hospital nurses' dormitory
training facility for nurses ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ Roosevelt Island ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Four Freedoms Park
ⓘ
Queensboro Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
East River
ⓘ
southern tip of Roosevelt Island ⓘ |
| managedBy | Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation ⓘ |
| material |
granite trim
ⓘ
gray gneiss ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| NYCLandmarkDesignationDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1856 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | smallpox hospital ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| partOf |
Roosevelt Island neighborhood
ⓘ
surface form:
Roosevelt Island Historic District
|
| significantEvent |
abandoned in the 20th century
ⓘ
partial collapse of walls and interior ⓘ structural stabilization in the early 21st century ⓘ |
| status |
ruin
ⓘ
stabilized ruin ⓘ |
| theme |
19th-century medical architecture
ⓘ
public health history ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Smallpox Hospital