Michelle B.
7/14/2025
Take the cable car across to the island - it's very simple and offers a great view along the way. Once you're on the island, you'll get an amazing view of Manhattan. I highly recommend reading the...
Renwick Ruin
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New York, NY 10044
The Roosevelt Island Historical Society operates a visitor center kiosk at Renwick Ruin in New York, NY, offering a variety of merchandise such as postcards, totes, books, ornaments, patches, and prints.
They also house a non-functioning organ in the chapel and are currently seeking suggestions for a new location, funded by discretionary funds from City Council Member Julie Menin and the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Public Purpose Funds.
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Jasmine A.
6/2/2023
Designed by architect James Renwick Jr of Smithsonian fame, Renwick Ruin was a former smallpox hospital that opened in 1856. It was later converted to a nursing school in 1886 which closed in the...
Phil H.
12/22/2021
A haunting monument to a sad era the smallpox hospital ruins are a constant reminder of a time this disease killed many. It on the list of registered historic places here in NYC. Located at the...
Bruce K.
8/22/2021
It sure seems timely to visit a smallpox hospital as we're in the middle of the COVID pandemic, doesn't it? In New York City, the southern tip of what was then Blackwell's Island (and is now...
Denise W.
6/30/2022
Renwick Ruins is located on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Unfortunately, you can only check out the Ruin from far away behind the gate/fences. The ruin is unsafe and could collapse anytime....
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