https://www.theruin.org/blog daily 0.75 2021-01-17 https://www.theruin.org/blog/2015/10/30/4cdej16jgktjsaj3idtcx0g7h7zru0 monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1446236313800-4QI5WR8LW7YR84BDYXC8/image-asset.png Blog - The Ruin: Architectural Details https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/12/15/160-years-the-smallpox-hospital-wwtnc monthly 0.5 2020-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1481818375420-A0C8IAMYT9ESVEF494G9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - 164 Years! Rendering of the original Smallpox Hospital https://www.theruin.org/blog/2021/1/16/jones-amp-fischer monthly 0.5 2021-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1610848302536-XPMZC933BTD2CRWZUZEV/Fischer.jpeg Blog - Jones & Fischer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1610848302709-NEONVY8D0LKU053TMP2W/Wayne+Jones-PSD+Coronavirus+Victim.jpeg Blog - Jones & Fischer https://www.theruin.org/blog/2015/10/27/q-a-with-roosevelt-islands-misha-cohen-dprdw monthly 0.5 2020-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1446240998196-IJRICJRAA3IIQDNL3147/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Misha Cohen Q &A Misha Cohen www.mishacohenphoto.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1446241527819-G2DK3B29DS91QJ4VQGQL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Misha Cohen Q &A Misha Cohen www.mishacohenphoto.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1446241934147-Z2W83SEXIU4O4OKS2NKA/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Misha Cohen Q &A Misha Cohen www.mishacohenphoto.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1446242096574-86CC39A9V3K1EU5354YF/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Misha Cohen Q &A Misha Cohen www.mishacohenphoto.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1446242115482-NQF53OBGHEXBTX9UYKMU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Misha Cohen Q &A Misha Cohen www.mishacohenphoto.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1446242139884-6TDQSJMWASES40OJDPH6/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Misha Cohen Q &A Misha Cohen www.mishacohenphoto.com https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/9/20/robert-moses-on-roosevelt-island-pcp7b monthly 0.5 2021-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1474383216713-PRXZOQTC3ZNE2AR91PC0/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Moses Visits Robert Moses with the United Nations in the background, Arnold Newman Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1474383555580-C7LHBQG0IIT7Q8FS5T14/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Moses Visits Robert Moses and Arnold Newman side by side, Arnold Newman Archives https://www.theruin.org/blog/2017/10/26/ipswichs-renwick-celebrates-150-years monthly 0.5 2020-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1509039310498-HXW00KJYUEYUVTDV6YJ9/Ispwich.png Blog - Ascencion Memorial at 150 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1509039810631-T0A5TLLCFUIW82UGCAY3/Ipswich.png Blog - Ascencion Memorial at 150 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1509039859470-QD2KH2X9RC8G6TN0GU6O/Ipswich.png Blog - Ascencion Memorial at 150 https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/12/15/160-years-the-smallpox-hospital monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1481818375420-A0C8IAMYT9ESVEF494G9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Celebrating 160 Years Rendering of the original Smallpox Hospital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1481818500967-K0FPMFHM3GKL44RYLDSQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Celebrating 160 Years An interior corridor of the building circa 1980. By 1980 the building had already been vacant for 30 years. The interiors of the Smallpox Hospital have since been stripped of walls and architectural details. https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/10/12/the-new-york-city-lunatic-asylum-a-history monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1476309028132-DDRKD5KFLPC3W75IW98U/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Lunatic Asylum Alexander Jackson Davis, Avery Library https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1476309346964-C7DJRQ891SXFDBHAJ82R/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Lunatic Asylum Location of the Lunatic Asylum, now The Octagon, on Roosevelt Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1476309760446-5H65JDOY8W0HBO9TMD5T/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Lunatic Asylum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1476309489433-FNR92LQ6ZGVB6KWPHPZ4/120648pu.jpg Blog - Lunatic Asylum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1476309489511-FZCL6BKJ66DO8KLLJ1ZE/120649pu.jpg Blog - Lunatic Asylum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1476309551173-TD3FY68NWML00HXK27IV/120645pu.jpg Blog - Lunatic Asylum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1476309550940-FNMCGGTGLE440DWERLVN/120647pu.jpg Blog - Lunatic Asylum https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/8/22/remembering-dr-donald-a-henderson-1928-2016 monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1471896572499-OBXYQ98V2LBKS40NSACN/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Dr. Donald A. Henderson Standing left to right, Dr. Donald A. Henderson, Dr. J. Donald Millar, Dr. John J. Witte, and Dr. Leo Morris in one of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) former offices. Dr. Donald A. Henderson, headed the international effort during the 1960s to eradicate smallpox. CDC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1471896756114-QHMWLFUY0X2FWFGM0PIM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Dr. Donald A. Henderson Dr. Henderson working in the field. World Health Organization https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1471896863690-PYPOIP8ZAW2WLD46E48W/image-asset.png Blog - Dr. Donald A. Henderson Dr. Henderson's Smallpox: The Death of a Disease was published in 2009, Bill Gates considers it one of his favorite books. https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/8/4/memories-of-a-renwick-in-washington-dc monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1470340327725-JDF3Z1YHBJVEX1T4PM7B/capitol1388696231.jpg Blog - A Renwick in Washington, DC US Capitol under construction and the Trinity Episcopal Church, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1470340717844-BP2SLWCKA2FJK8YLID56/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A Renwick in Washington, DC The Trinity Episcopal Church had two large spires marking its main façade, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1470340853452-PRQN6Q05OL9FYRI9RHZY/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A Renwick in Washington, DC Capital Losses by James M. Goode https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/7/15/the-smallpox-virus monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1468618402681-O4D44R80Q4BFBR2OVUO3/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A New Timeline Smallpox is Dead! https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/6/1/1rekeq1rr3fjecwyv48f51ang7mz56 monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1464892476675-Q9L9AHGWCL38RVKQNT6W/image-asset.png Blog - 1969: An Island's Southern End https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/5/18/new-york-city-landmarks-preservation-commission-report-of-1976 monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1463606766024-Z4TW01BFD8TSSCQ2FYVI/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Official 1976 Report In 1976, the main façade of the Smallpox Hospital was more intact and the building was surrounded by many more trees, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1463606784478-VJ70MC96VJJZNUXMRSCU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Official 1976 Report Two bay windows supported by large timbers, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1463606775610-OGSE1WZP40NK7P57M61R/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Official 1976 Report The main entrance porch of the Smallpox Hospital, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1463606798469-GQCVOBQI3I1YRIRI7Z9J/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Official 1976 Report The building's western façade, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/5/3/remembering-a-landmark-serbian-orthrodox-catherdal-of-st-sava monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1462302142433-RVMBBPGGK7ICC2VTYV3J/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fire @ Serbian Cathedral The landmark Richard Upjohn cathedral was located in Manhattan on 25th street and Broadway, Beyond My Ken https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1462302237573-DBSYPP0ZYULEXZ8H3NIH/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fire @ Serbian Cathedral Cathedral interior, Kent G. Becker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1462371356996-131TI9CEKSCW36IFZQY3/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fire @ Serbian Cathedral Architectural plan and elevations of the original church podium, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1462371480212-TSPDEF30I94P9LBQVT3P/image-asset.png Blog - Fire @ Serbian Cathedral Architectural detail of the choir stalls, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1462371385113-Z9UC41NH1S9WILGZT303/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Fire @ Serbian Cathedral Floor plan and elevations of the church altar, Library of Congress https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/4/21/timeline-of-the-smallpox-hospital-1828-present monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1461273255480-4LP16VCKUJZS9O04GBJJ/Screen+Shot+2016-04-21+at+4.25.04+PM.png Blog - Timeline of the Ruin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1461273255559-RQP57S8OAHQCXROGK0NQ/Screen+Shot+2016-04-21+at+4.25.39+PM.png Blog - Timeline of the Ruin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1461273259845-PJIT5RUFVRM4H8WG6P74/Screen+Shot+2016-04-21+at+4.26.13+PM.png Blog - Timeline of the Ruin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1461273087537-PKA0LQ3YDE3U2TI06G3Z/A_New_Chart_of_History_color.jpg Blog - Timeline of the Ruin The history of the Smallpox Hospital is not nearly as complicated as Joseph Priestley's A New Chart of History from 1769, but is still fascinating. https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/3/29/grace-church-a-careful-and-artful-restoration monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1459281453481-3PPFNM4WRW4ITY2QOCHU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Grace Church Architectural rendering of the interior of Grace Church, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1459281998589-WA679TRKHCN4K0GHBOLX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Grace Church Grace Church is located at Broadway and 10th Street, Manhattan, photo depicts the marble spire, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1459283078394-H7HT26YXWR1GCL6MSS2Y/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Grace Church Grace Church today, image courtesy Walter B. Melvin Architects, six images at end of post courtesy Walter B. Melvin Architects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1459282163254-BDF1OF6WUS84GTJ4KWH1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Grace Church The spire of Grace Church, image courtesy Jack Amick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1459282752353-QWJJSPPMFXTEN2T4DGSF/Spire+Scaffold+Before-Note+Lean+at+Top+20+Feet.jpg Blog - Grace Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1459282751784-6UFYQG6UMZAWAKVP55VX/Spire+Reconstruct.JPG Blog - Grace Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1459282751678-IOUFR6LV44P57UL7HQRI/Spire+Reinforcement+Construct.JPG Blog - Grace Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1459282845878-R6EYY1RIXP02Z0ETUXDI/Interior-1.jpg Blog - Grace Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1459282846023-370BZQX7TBDPKKAV0A7E/Interior-2.JPG Blog - Grace Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1459282847246-CXKQG9RDWV61SG7EKWLN/Interior-3.jpg Blog - Grace Church https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/3/8/szrngjrjctg2d5w80jdj2locaxpg3m monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1457467107791-SK7BHISE0XIJRCYHWY6T/Smallpox_16a+2006+Timothy+Vogel.jpg Blog - Photos from 2006 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1457467107201-CK716DCGZMPNA1EBZCWK/Smallpox_01+2006+March+Timothy+Vogel.jpg Blog - Photos from 2006 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1457466141608-T4IF4FF48XDKMD2WIEBM/Smallpox_40a+2006+Timothy+Vogel.jpg Blog - Photos from 2006 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1457466142527-WBA9RYPR01KDM8W6SBOR/Smallpox_43a+2006+Timothy+Vogel.jpg Blog - Photos from 2006 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1457466202627-9NNJ326UODQGBG376PNY/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Photos from 2006 Photographs of the Ruin interiors taken in 2006/2007 during the winter months, Timothy Vogel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1457466778815-YFB6ND6ND9T09TGCL1B5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Photos from 2006 Vogel's photograph depicts the northern façade a few months before its collapse, Timothy Vogel https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/2/24/renwick-a-family-of-artists monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1456338621296-VHNZ676YLZ1YAJCF4Z8B/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Renwick: A Family of Artists A landscape painting by James Renwick Brevoort, cousin of James Renwick, Jr. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1456338566904-P3TLD56M5KJ719P3UA3H/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Renwick: A Family of Artists James Renwick Brevoort (1832-1918) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1456338733741-K8EDLFJSASZK39WKH80Z/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Renwick: A Family of Artists View of the Catskills from the Hudson, James Renwick Brevoort, Pelham Art Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1456338660859-3MYVQ4QWAH4N3X0ESJK0/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Renwick: A Family of Artists Inside Eastern Point, Glouchester Bay, James Renwick Brevoort https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/2/10/a-brief-history-of-smallpox-and-the-smallpox-vaccine monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1455125906790-CWXFLI8W8G8DP5COXWJ5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Brief History of the Vaccine "Smallpox is Dead!" World Health Organization, 1967 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1455125195524-FRWFB21VSMBBOEQLAEA4/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Brief History of the Vaccine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1455130314805-VKVIPWVPOPMKPQMW8I4D/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Brief History of the Vaccine U.S. Health Department Campaign to encourage vaccination, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1455125533415-U73JRYHLA4QCMKQ026OF/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Brief History of the Vaccine A depiction of Edward Jenner and his early vaccination techniques https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1455126326272-4JYD0GJHQU1WFWIEKYO9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Brief History of the Vaccine World Health Organization doctors at work on the Smallpox vaccine, World Health Organization https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/1/22/preservation-architect-giorgio-cavaglieris-historic-assesment-of-the-buildings-of-welfare-island monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1453490883950-UFKCFR7NRNM1LFTEFWK9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Giorgio Cavaglieri's Assessment Map drawn by Cavaglieri, Protection of Landmark Buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1453491314692-VZSFQ2JC5IVP57BA8L4Q/Image+A.jpg Blog - Giorgio Cavaglieri's Assessment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1453491314982-KG442FJXXA9CN9VLGIUI/Image+B.jpg Blog - Giorgio Cavaglieri's Assessment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1453491315354-CD83QU7JRGYEKOIA2BVA/Image+C.jpg Blog - Giorgio Cavaglieri's Assessment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1453491315873-PWKYGCAG39JJN484HVIE/Image+D.jpg Blog - Giorgio Cavaglieri's Assessment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1453491316106-MXTPQTUNREMANDMCAHCX/Image+E.jpg Blog - Giorgio Cavaglieri's Assessment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1453491279753-GDY955Y90B04B9GRVX72/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Giorgio Cavaglieri's Assessment https://www.theruin.org/blog/2016/1/8/tadashi-kawamata monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1452276334959-56Y7YMKWNT5DI3WTHNLZ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Public Art at the Ruin! Image from Kawamata Project on Roosevelt Island, Andrew Moore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1452276555528-CYSHVCGN9E3PV5BRSR9B/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Public Art at the Ruin! Architectural rendering by Tadashi Kawamata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1452276889674-HDXGXAZ49Q48Z98QNBSQ/kawamata-rooseveltisland006.jpg Blog - Public Art at the Ruin! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1452276889674-AWDQHKQNIBYGAL91ZCVS/kawamata-rooseveltisland012.jpg Blog - Public Art at the Ruin! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1452276889818-F0ZPC4QXGIK7Z6OBYNCY/kawamata-rooseveltisland013.jpg Blog - Public Art at the Ruin! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1452276889875-NKNRNW3ASQQ5IAFTCDDC/kawamata-rooseveltisland014.jpg Blog - Public Art at the Ruin! https://www.theruin.org/blog/2015/12/16/159th-anniversary-of-the-smallpox-hospital monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1450304048762-F5L3X7BS0IJYA09RSMPE/image-asset.jpeg Blog - 159th Anniversary Architectural rendering of the Smallpox Hospital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1450303971372-68B9X0ZRZG0VQNU0U308/image-asset.jpeg Blog - 159th Anniversary Stereoscopic photograph of the Smallpox Hospital, original footprint was 104 feet by 45 feet and three stories in height https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1450304008585-X43DOFACVRSOS73DCAE7/image-asset.jpeg Blog - 159th Anniversary https://www.theruin.org/blog/2015/12/9/the-six-landmarks-of-roosevelt-island monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449684177732-B0CE2TGH4MRTPWF79AP3/image-asset.png Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449692553599-B4A1B89RWYYM633FWIVT/dpc_0566-med+5+x+4.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449692554205-TTXENVOGQZALM994KDP9/IMG_3260.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449692756782-NRIYPWOMYBFYJDW27JH4/120640pu-crop.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449692756918-5RLFZRXCV9ZD0AV979RB/120642pu-crop.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449692758953-OXXYSNQDYSUSTGPY850I/Strecker_Memorial_Laboratory.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449692876846-Z2ZX6EIO7IKYGWJ2PAHY/Welfare_Island%2C_Farmhouse%2C_New_York_%28New_York_County%2C_New_York%29.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449692876848-EYLFBWLXGTRITRHN6Z9P/Walk%2BIn%2BNew%2BYork%2B-%2BRoosevelt%2BIsland%2B-%2BThe%2BBlackwell%2BHouse%2B02.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449692937570-5SU9RGEYGJY9T6RTMR1I/768px-Roosevelt_Island_Chapel_of_the_Good_Shepherd.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449692937788-O77SDEMJYMW8AYBK4BH5/Roosevelt_Island-1889_Chapel.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449692997185-Q9TS4FKR4J91XNL0RLC7/Welfare_Island_Insane_Asylum_EAST_SIDE_HABS_NY%2C31-WELFI%2C6-1.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449692997481-ZJM6OU82RHQ4QBM49WPY/Welfare_island_insane_asylum_STAIRCASE_HABS_NY%2C31-WELFI%2C6-4.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449692996959-BN021P5HVFJREQ7TDNCB/644px-Octagon_Tower_RI_jeh.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449693180942-N90TSD97OPXQBOG60AS0/120632pu-crop.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449693180835-EPZ36FE6LICQTHSS6K11/120631pu-crop.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1449693181090-BG0S33MA5UURIMKBNELN/870743950_0d960b797f_b.jpg Blog - Six Island Landmarks https://www.theruin.org/blog/2015/11/18/a-new-york-city-walking-tour-james-renwick-jr-sites-and-buildings monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1447893792851-818TPS8KZ3PFD31C9G4P/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Renwick: NYC Walking Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1447892735509-UKWA9P2JP5H4UUNG9CK5/MCNY+TWAIN.jpg Blog - Renwick: NYC Walking Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1447892753969-R6VVIBLYQQAX9QQ6OHN2/rhinelandergardens.jpg Blog - Renwick: NYC Walking Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1447892784629-0NUGADZBNS82AGSC4X3D/st%2Bdenis%2Bhotel.jpg Blog - Renwick: NYC Walking Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1447893302139-PRYRTQ99BVH6FEHBM2TP/598px-Young_Men%27s_Christian_Association_Building_-_Cor._23rd_St._and_4th_Ave%2C_from_Robert_N._Dennis_collection_of_stereoscopic_views_-_cropped%2C_jpg_version.jpg Blog - Renwick: NYC Walking Tour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1447893311893-GRLCUAUXMOOVII3UTACK/Edwin_Booth%27s_Theatre%2C_23rd_St.%2C_between_5th_and_6th_Ave%2C_from_Robert_N._Dennis_collection_of_stereoscopic_views_-_cropped.jpg Blog - Renwick: NYC Walking Tour https://www.theruin.org/blog/2015/11/11/happy-birthday-to-james-renwick-jr monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1447271523313-2PI3Z7A1JU3KZ0IX0HO9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Happy Birthday Mr. Renwick Smithsonian Institution Archives https://www.theruin.org/blog/2015/10/23/renwick-gallery-of-the-smithsonian-american-art-museum-a-restoration monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445876345185-XYT1ISWNPVPCBSX2G1IB/Historic+exterior+-+Image+courtesy+Corcoran+Gallery+of+Art+Archives.jpg Blog - Smithsonian Museum Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445876344679-ICUVCIMYSTWEP77E1PHX/1874+-+1899+-+Grand+Salon+Interior.jpg Blog - Smithsonian Museum Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445876432142-F1RTWJTTLNVCMRDN2TCC/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Smithsonian Museum Restoration Jacqueline Kennedy reviews architectural elevations of the Renwick Gallery, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445876489572-8XFUED69UZBUENM8GPVK/Renwick_Construction+1_Photo+Courtesy+Consigli+Construction+Co.%2C+Prakash+Patel+Photography.jpg Blog - Smithsonian Museum Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445876489567-3UC5YK3UOVKPDVYVNBAJ/Renwick_Construction+2_Photo+Courtesy+Consigli+Construction+Co.%2C+Prakash+Patel+Photography.jpg Blog - Smithsonian Museum Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445876491162-W9VKDXF76NU6FVG3GFXJ/Renwick_Construction+3_Photo+Courtesy+Consigli+Construction+Co%2C+Prakash+Patel+Photography.jpg Blog - Smithsonian Museum Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445876497480-VB4XB108CO5022SKVYP6/Renwick_Construction+5_Photo+Courtesy+Consigli+Construction+Co.%2C+Prakash+Patel+Photography.jpg Blog - Smithsonian Museum Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445876679188-GYNDPESNKU7Q90G7PMMX/OctagonRoom_DaleChihulyChandelier.jpg Blog - Smithsonian Museum Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445876725242-8AK8U9C2DD4TJHCXDV33/NewPaletteandGildingDetail.jpg Blog - Smithsonian Museum Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445876774711-0JVYID2PLJ1UKAKPVMWS/exterior_west+Photo+by+Ron+Blunt.jpg Blog - Smithsonian Museum Restoration Exterior photograph, Ron Blunt https://www.theruin.org/blog/2015/10/20/the-southern-tip-of-welfare-island monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445371808296-EN1OIBGUURXXIXFAPM0C/Southern+tip+Welfare+Island Blog - The Tip of Welfare Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445372902580-5KEVVUU0R78M2YUS6YJK/SouthernWelfare+Island.png Blog - The Tip of Welfare Island Architectural plan, research for plan made available from the Roosevelt Island Historical Society and The Main Street WIRE https://www.theruin.org/blog/2015/10/15/james-renwicks-st-patricks-cathedral-a-restoration monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1444936778449-YROU7J92VSSRCYA0NL9A/4a22942u+Library+of+Congress-cropped.jpg Blog - St. Patrick Restoration Interior of the Cathedral, circa 1902, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1444939073814-3HLLI05FFPGZ1UUNNU3N/C+Exterior+PG+rose+install+-+MBB.jpg Blog - St. Patrick Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1444939073590-6O6F6VGQVPLZBB8CK7H4/C+Exterior+PG+cleaning+-+MBB.jpg Blog - St. Patrick Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1444939073505-ZQXO4U117KFGNB6105D1/C+Exterior+copper+cross+repair+-+WC.jpg Blog - St. Patrick Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1444939074243-PU8JB7CH3GABSK7E23P9/C+Exterior+stone+review+-+WC.jpg Blog - St. Patrick Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1444939075019-M5MXX7NVGNAYSA5TVGK7/C+SG+Triage+-+WC.jpg Blog - St. Patrick Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1444939076055-COYL8KM2J9JZFYPYUCOG/C+SG+Inspection+-+STI+John+Baer.jpg Blog - St. Patrick Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1444939074289-BZH9N3KWETJ5OBQJZFY0/C+Interior+plaster+repair+-+WC.jpg Blog - St. Patrick Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1444939073980-CY4MY1Y3N4E7QRVBTF4U/C+Exterior+scaffold+dismantle+-+MBB.jpg Blog - St. Patrick Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1444941729221-DYM2Q3MLJ6LNO5YH4ADI/Exterior+facade+-+STI+John+Baer.jpg Blog - St. Patrick Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1444941729353-T39TYBCTFF0Z6JQ78W6D/SPC+House+2-WC.jpg Blog - St. Patrick Restoration https://www.theruin.org/blog/tag/st.+patrick%27s+catherdral monthly 0.5 https://www.theruin.org/blog/tag/Architecture monthly 0.5 https://www.theruin.org/blog/tag/library+of+congress monthly 0.5 https://www.theruin.org/blog/tag/historic+preservation monthly 0.5 https://www.theruin.org/blog/tag/Roosevelt+Island monthly 0.5 https://www.theruin.org/blog/tag/restoration monthly 0.5 https://www.theruin.org/blog/tag/st.+patrick%27s monthly 0.5 https://www.theruin.org/blog/tag/Smallpox+Hospital monthly 0.5 https://www.theruin.org/mission daily 0.75 2025-12-16 https://www.theruin.org/cityhospital daily 0.75 2015-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406570460592-Y75BHT248JOHPRHYD9HO/image-asset.jpeg City Hospital Architectural rendering of the City Hospital, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406570547019-U736UO0I1CJWRF2ICEOK/image-asset.jpeg City Hospital The City Hospital, which was later renamed Charity Hospital, was demolished in 1994, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1443622848762-99TWDOEZY0GYUT7DMPXP/image-asset.png City Hospital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406570661307-0FSLIH0S810H1ERGCGWB/image-asset.jpeg City Hospital Rich architectural detailing at the building's entrance, photo taken a few years before the building was demolished, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445548121071-PSK0GYXY6FI68NV6JSTH/119320pu-med.jpg City Hospital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445548121188-9WJ60WAX1LYF20I9UQA9/119321pu-med.jpg City Hospital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445548121750-6WIEHIPIRYCVTYA3DCY4/119327pu-med.jpg City Hospital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445548121710-QZOGFPZQVLUR8X4QHF57/119333pu-med.jpg City Hospital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445548122323-WM91TVI37IW7KEBLT7XQ/119335pu-med.jpg City Hospital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445548122327-ICP9IKJISCSL276ZP6UT/119336pu-med.jpg City Hospital https://www.theruin.org/location daily 0.75 2020-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1608675345978-H58BFNATFHEGRN4SO234/islandmap.jpg Roosevelt Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445539831385-DJS2WPBNKOJ61DQNOO7R/Map+of+Roosevelt+Island Roosevelt Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1405532056598-KB8RNHVQE7VVN30IKPEZ/Four+Freedoms+LIK+0726.jpg Roosevelt Island The Smallpox Hospital structure is located within Southpoint Park, directly north of Four Freedoms Park, Southern end of Roosevelt Island, New York City, Iwan Baan https://www.theruin.org/history-nursing daily 0.75 2020-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445463337059-1JFT9X67A9R9WWL33O9G/image-asset.png History: Nursing School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406147736079-ID52MUZ988YOQSJB5EEC/image-asset.jpeg History: Nursing School Addition of the northern and southern wings were added after the hospital was converted to a nursing school, New York City Municipal Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1443128570164-IDU0P7HM92K9FPB98N8L/image-asset.png History: Nursing School Photograph from The Aims and Activities of the School of Nursing, Roosevelt Island Historical Society https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406148045150-BL583LYYASO564VVNQLX/Nurses1.png History: Nursing School A class of nurses in front of the one of the building's oriel windows, New York City Municipal Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445454304663-YTVEY1B6VK68WK902GPT/image-asset.jpeg History: Nursing School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445456049834-CV4GXWZW3BSY4359Q7GB/image-asset.jpeg History: Nursing School https://www.theruin.org/notablebuildings daily 0.75 2020-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1443547661484-9H75NG1WXQYB4L0T3318/image-asset.jpeg Notable Buildings Renwick sketch of the north tower of the Smithsonian Castle, 1846, Smithsonian Institution Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1443623501118-WPIHJMUBHSZNKURO05QE/Grace+Church Notable Buildings Architectural rendering by Ackerman's of the interior of Grace Church, New York City, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1405529362014-9AZSPUUQFQ78NOOVBHX7/4a27227Library+of+Congress-cropped.jpg Notable Buildings - Grace Church New York City, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1405607608637-K24YSYA2HIY35YFCUNKJ/3c03447u+LOC+cropped.jpg Notable Buildings - St. Patrick's Cathedral New York City, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1405607652175-IM2NIKEP0C7K05D64DN3/4a22942u+Library+of+Congress-cropped.jpg Notable Buildings - St. Patrick's Cathedral Interior, New York City, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1405529717040-RT9T0KRWYF06BN8ZCAZZ/361546cu+LoC+cropped.jpg Notable Buildings - Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC, Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1405606343484-GVMWKKVK8PLMWGT05LEE/120630pu+Loc+cropped.jpg Notable Buildings - The Lighthouse Northern tip of Roosevelt Island, Library of Congress https://www.theruin.org/architect daily 0.75 2020-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1443538737032-NIMFEA91R5RKP2638JLA/Renwick+Portrait The Architect Oil portrait of James Renwick, Jr., 1929, Smithsonian Institution Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1443538827991-AIY3BF8Q7TCEENNGADPP/Croton+Aqueduct The Architect Architectural elevations and plans of a reservoir for the Croton Aqueduct, James Renwick, Jr., Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1443540613803-M07N2W1NI7CIA7CC4RFP/image-asset.jpeg The Architect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1443539192264-RKKINND6M2T9GFKAWWWT/119329pu-cropped+med.jpg The Architect https://www.theruin.org/history-ruin daily 0.75 2020-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1444856678937-ED1CJZOZWGFB993NFHD5/ArchDetails History: The Ruin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406148823858-XU7GW0K7XXAO495Z64HP/120651pu-med.jpg History: The Ruin Southern facade of building with landfill pushed against it, Library of Congress, 1983 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406148823826-K0BHWAAKL5TWMYR2D0G5/120653pu-med.jpg History: The Ruin Detail of second floor oriel window, Library of Congress, 1983 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406148824513-XP04M30OL3MK9XQ0AU74/120654pu-med.jpg History: The Ruin West facade showing partial collapse of wall, Library of Congress, 1983 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406149318157-BEHZG6S0GCBAP0WYZKUU/120655pu-med.jpg History: The Ruin Interior hallway and entrance, interiors of the building no longer exist, Library of Congress, 1983 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406148824509-L1MI6RW2G1H5D7LKEUTE/120656pu-med.jpg History: The Ruin An original fireplace and mantle, the interiors of the building no longer exist, Library of Congress, 1983   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406148824866-BMYR1GBHKL2GM3M7M3KQ/120657pu-med.jpg History: The Ruin Hallway and interior view of on of the building's oriel windows, interiors of the building no longer exist, Library of Congress, 1983 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406318392365-WZ3I6ME8L7GA6FFKCVHU/image-asset.jpeg History: The Ruin The ruin's exterior walls exist and have been braced with temporary bracing https://www.theruin.org/history-hospitals daily 0.75 2020-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406144120915-55RGSAHN5HCC7ALWC3BW/image-asset.png History: Smallpox Hospital Stereoscopic photograph of the original Smallpox Hospital building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406145549994-MERZEM8WJX8STS2VEGZE/Old+Map.jpg History: Smallpox Hospital Map of Blackwell's Island showing location of Smallpox Hospital on southernmost tip of island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406561372194-VURLQO0AMY42R1KX86VA/image-asset.jpeg History: Smallpox Hospital Original architectural details included a tower with recessed arches, a cupola at the main entry, and crenelated parapets throughout, New York City Municipal Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1406147294981-K0F75D80H70GVRKGKPMD/image-asset.jpeg History: Smallpox Hospital Southern half of Blackwell's Island with Riverside Hospital at southernmost tip, New York City Municipal Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445453859781-8M2SQFJ3X2JJNYUAGSSE/image-asset.jpeg History: Smallpox Hospital https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445453910468-BVI48JM5K1L9MGCGH9DY/image-asset.jpeg History: Smallpox Hospital https://www.theruin.org/timeline daily 0.75 2016-04-15 https://www.theruin.org/landmarks-preservation-commission daily 0.75 2020-12-18 https://www.theruin.org/the-smallpox-virus daily 0.75 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1468617040430-ZFZZZM23ZR0Y71RIDGKQ/9523370585_eb99694971_o.jpg Smallpox Pandemic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1468617177473-MCH3G8FLOBRISZ1S6EH9/image-asset.jpeg Smallpox Pandemic Painting of Dr. Edward Jenner and his early vaccination process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1468617259014-WNNT7LYV5PYW8XZOQF0U/image-asset.jpeg Smallpox Pandemic World Health Organization scientists https://www.theruin.org/faq daily 0.75 2020-12-19 https://www.theruin.org/donate daily 0.75 2020-12-18 https://www.theruin.org/donate1 daily 0.75 2020-12-18 https://www.theruin.org/landmark-ruin daily 0.75 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445442203604-EBVE90YO42FQXJD4N3CK/Archival+Footage+5+x+4.jpg A Landmark Ruin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445442413314-PD60F59WWTPE7A5B8MW7/dpc_0566-med+5+x+4.jpg A Landmark Ruin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1445442884763-9H7AW3IFFW42BJLL21E8/IMG_3260+5+x+4.jpg A Landmark Ruin https://www.theruin.org/home daily 1.0 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1616092039377-ZRMXEPLQT4Y7IWCM55SJ/Ruin+Exterior+-+med.jpg Friends of the Ruin Digital Rendering Courtesy Synoesis Visualization Studio, synoesis.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1616093763568-7YBSBNPJL0IFNG33QOCR/171109_07-58-25_5DS_0431.jpg Friends of the Ruin Courtesy Touhey Photography, metouhey.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1616095394537-SMXEIA7WYPY3M2R73PXA/Ruin+Interior+-+med.jpg Friends of the Ruin Digital Rendering Courtesy Synoesis Visualization Studio, synoesis.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53bc3f6ae4b04ee6a09791b4/1616096583542-EBHL5TOPIFP7WX5SM3S2/110805_13-23-48_DSC_0265.jpg Friends of the Ruin Courtesy Touhey Photography, metouhey.com https://www.theruin.org/contact daily 0.75 2025-12-16