City Hospital - New York, NY
Posted by: bluesnote
N 40° 45.097 W 073° 57.577
18T E 587826 N 4511704
A historic hospital now in ruins on Roosevelt Island in New York City
Waymark Code: WMYNHC
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2018
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Taken from Wikipedia, "City Hospital (also known as Island Hospital or Charity Hospital) was a historic hospital on Roosevelt Island, Manhattan in New York City. Originally named Penitentiary Hospital and located on what was then known as Blackwell's Island, the first hospital was built in 1832 to serve the prisoners housed at Blackwell's Penitentiary. After the hospital was destroyed by a fire in 1858, architect James Renwick, Jr. designed a new building to be called City Hospital, on which prisoners completed construction in 1861. It served both inmates and New York City's poorer population. In 1870, the hospital was renamed Charity Hospital and a medical superintendent was hired after the quality of care was criticized. The city changed the name of the island to Welfare Island to reflect the mission of the institutions located there."
Street address: Welfare Island , New York
County / Borough / Parish: New York
Year listed: 1972
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Historic function: Health Care
Current function: Vacant/Not In Use
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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