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History Exhibition

Blackwell House

Roosevelt Island,聽New York

"charming white clapboard cottage surrounded by modern concrete high-rises" (NYCTourism)
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Built in 1796, this white clapboard cottage is NYC's sixth oldest farmhouse, now restored as a window into Roosevelt Island's agrarian past. Inside, period rooms and historic photos tell the story of the Blackwell family who owned the island for over a century.

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