Smallpox Hospital Ruins

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Gothic Revival architecture New York City Landmark former hospital building historic site ruin

The Smallpox Hospital Ruins are the remains of a 19th-century Gothic Revival smallpox hospital on Roosevelt Island in New York City, now a haunting historic landmark and popular photographic subject.

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Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic Revival architecture →
New York City Landmark →
former hospital building →
historic site →
ruin →
abandoned 20th century →
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1970s →
alsoKnownAs Charity Hospital Ruins →
Renwick Smallpox Hospital →
Smallpox Hospital →
architect James Renwick Jr. →
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival →
closedAsHospital late 19th century →
constructionStart 1854 →
country United States →
designatedNewYorkCityLandmark 1970s →
hasReputation haunting appearance →
picturesque ruin →
heritageDesignation New York City Landmark →
listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
inception 1856 →
isPopularFor photography →
tourism →
urban exploration →
laterUse Charity Hospital training facility →
nurses’ dormitory →
locatedIn Manhattan →
New York City →
New York State →
Roosevelt Island →
locatedOn Roosevelt Island waterfront →
southern end of Roosevelt Island →
materialUsed stone →
near Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park →
Queensboro Bridge NERFINISHED →
numberOfStories three →
openedForPatients 1856 →
operatedAs smallpox hospital →
operatedBy City of New York NERFINISHED →
originalFunction smallpox hospital →
overlooks East River →
Manhattan skyline →
partOf Roosevelt Island Historic District →
roof roofless →
status ruin →
stabilized structure →
touristAttraction yes →
underwentStabilization early 21st century →
visibleFrom Manhattan waterfront →
Queens waterfront →
Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Smallpox Hospital Ruins ("Smallpox Hospital") →
alsoKnownAs
Roosevelt Island →
hasLandmark
Blackwell's Island ("Smallpox Hospital") →
historicalInstitution
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