List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan on Islands

This is intended to be a complete list of landmarks, designated by the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission, on the islands surrounding Manhattan

Manhattan

Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...

. Some of these are also National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

(NHL) sites, and NHL status is noted where known.

source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/forms/reports_man.shtml; http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/designation_reports/; date listed is date of designation;

see also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan on Islands
National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan on Islands
This is intended to be a complete list of historic properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places located on islands other than Manhattan Island but still in New York County, New York. For all properties and districts in the borough of Manhattan, see National Register...

Historic Districts

Landmark Name	Date Designated
Ellis Island Ellis Island Ellis Island in New York Harbor was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States. It was the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954. The island was greatly expanded with landfill between 1892 and 1934. Before that, the much smaller original island was the...	http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/ELLIS_ISLAND_-_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/ellis_island.pdf
Governors Island Historic District Governors Island Governors Island is a island in Upper New York Bay, approximately one-half mile from the southern tip of Manhattan Island and separated from Brooklyn by Buttermilk Channel. It is legally part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City...	http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/GOVERNORS_ISLAND_-_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/governors_island.pdf

Individual Landmarks

Landmark Name	Image	Date Designated
Admirals House, The (Commanding General's Quarters) Admiral's House The Admiral's House is located in the Nolan Park area of Governors Island in New York Harbor. Governors Island was a U.S. Army post alternately known as Fort Columbus and Fort Jay and headquarters from the 1870s until 1965 when the structure was known as the Commanding Officer's Quarters or...		http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/ADMIRAL--S-HOUSE.pdf
Blackwell House Blackwell House Blackwell House is an historic house on Roosevelt Island in New York, New York.It was built in 1796 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972....		http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/BLACKWELL-HOUSE.pdf
Block House, The		http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/THE-BLOCK-HOUSE.pdf
Castle Williams Castle Williams Notes...		http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/CASTLE-WILLIAMS.pdf
Chapel of the Good Shepherd		http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/CHAPEL-OF-GOOD-SHEPARD.pdf
Fort Jay Fort Jay Fort Jay is a harbor fortification and the name of the former Army post located on Governors Island in New York Harbor. Fort Jay is the oldest defensive structure on the island, built to defend Upper New York Bay, but has served other purposes...		http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/FORT-JAY.pdf
Governor's House, The		http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/GOVERNOR--S-HOUSE.pdf
Lighthouse Blackwell Island Light Blackwell Island Lighthouse, which is also known as Welfare Island Lighthouse and Roosevelt Island Lighthouse is a stone lighthouse built by New York City in 1872. It is at the northeast tip of Roosevelt Island in the East River in Lighthouse Park...		http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/LIGHTHOUSE-ROOSEVELT-IS.pdf
Octagon Tower The Octagon (Roosevelt Island, New York) The Octagon built in 1834 is an historic octagonal building located at 888 Main Street on Roosevelt Island in New York City. It originally served as the main entrance to the New York City Lunatic Asylum which opened in 1841. Designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, the five-story rotunda was made of...		http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/OCTAGON-TOWER.pdf
Smallpox Hospital Smallpox Hospital The Smallpox Hospital is an abandoned hospital located on Roosevelt Island in New York City...		http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/SMALLPOX-HOSP.pdf
Statue of Liberty National Monument		http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/STATUE-OF-LIBERTY.pdf
Strecker Laboratory		http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/STRECKER-LAB.pdf

Interior Landmarks

Landmark Name	Image	Date Designated
Ellis Island, Main Building (Interior) Ellis Island Ellis Island in New York Harbor was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States. It was the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954. The island was greatly expanded with landfill between 1892 and 1934. Before that, the much smaller original island was the...		http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/Ellis-Island--Main-Building--Interior-.pdf

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Historic Districts

Individual Landmarks

Interior Landmarks

See also

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