James Tisdale Mansion
James Tisdale Mansion. Built by Samuel Blackwell 1826.
hand written on back of print: James Tisdale Mansion white Franklin Street opp Wardell Street Astoria The house was built by Samuel Blackwell in 1826 + became known as 134 Franklin St In 1837 James Tisdale came to Astoria He was born 1813 at Taunton Mass he married Margaret A Blackwell, daughter of Samuel Blackwell He died in 1880 the son of James Tisdale, Robert B Tisdale married Emily, daughter of Stephen A Halsey. He occupied the house in 1896. Another source says C Wardell was Res 1840 J Tisdale House 1873 Long Island City 1922
Queens Public LibraryThe Samuel Blackwell Mansion (1826 – 1950s) built in the style of an ante-bellum southern planter’s house, was on the highest ground in Astoria with a view of the East River from Roosevelt Island to Hell Gate. Fallen from glory its replaced by a church in the 1960s.
Greater Astoria Historical Society