Exploring the Renwick Ruin

We went and explored the old Renwick Ruin a couple of times. The ruin used to be the Smallpox Hospital, and it opened in 1856, and was designed by James Renwick, Jr., the architect who built St. Patrick's Cathedral. The city built the Smallpox Hospital using inmates from Blackwell's Island Penitentiary, which is also on Roosevelt Island.

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• Renwick
• Ruin
• Smallpox
• Hospital
• Roosevelt
• Island

[metal999addict]

Okay, don't panic, but I think there is a chicken on your friend's head.

[poosaypirate]

hopefully some day soon more pride in restoration than in destruction

[monkeycudgel]

when

[GhostTamerz]

im gonna go there for a ghost hunt

[leiefilm]

I agree I've onley seen pictures of it but it looks really great.people took more pride in making buildings before.

[Grex93]

sorry - I meant the "f"ence not the sence!

[Grex93]

You know that it's forbidden to go inside the building!? I'm sure you saw the sence :D

[sexboywonder]

make a longer one kids .. !

shame about teh shitty historic preservation of USA. oh fucking well

[strpoop]

guys omg ur so late ive went ther with my freinds so many times lol i went to the 3rd floor u have to sort of climb ther

[ZeroToHero77]

I'd like to see more...Specialy seeing how James Renwick is my name.