National Register of Historic Places - New York (NY), Rensselaer County

Rensselaer County New York (Vacant / Not In Use) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Burden Iron Works Site, Winslow Chemical Laboratory, Burden Ironworks Office Building and Mathews, David, House and Aiken House.

The famous person William Aiken is associated with one of more of the Rensselaer County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rensselaer County places including Henry Burden, William H. Demers, Arlard Johnson and Philip Hooker. Prominent architectural styles found in Rensselaer Country are Federal, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Renaissance.

Aiken House (added 1974 - - #74001296)

NE corner of Riverside and Aiken Aves. , Rensselaer

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hooker,Philip

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Aiken,William

Significant Year:

1816

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Burden Iron Works Site (added 1977 - - #77000977)

Also known as Burden Upper Works Site

Address Restricted , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Burden,Henry

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Engineering, Industry, Invention

Cultural Affiliation:

Not Available

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Burden Ironworks Office Building (added 1972 - - #72000907)

Polk St. , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Clark--Dearstyne--Miller Inn (added 2008 - - #07001369)

11-13 Forbes Ave. , Rensselaer

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Restaurant

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building (added 2003 - - #02001714)

Also known as Signaling Building

67 State St. , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Other

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Fire Station, Government Office

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Haskell School (added 2003 - - #03000244)

150 Sixth Ave. , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Demers, William H.

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Mathews, David, House (added 1979 - - #79000274)

Also known as State Line House

VT 67 , Hoosick

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Proctor's Theater (added 1979 - - #79001623)

82 4th St. , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Johnson,Arlard

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Performing Arts, Communications

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Winslow Chemical Laboratory (added 1994 - - #94001284)

Also known as Winslow Building

105 Eighth St. , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Research Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use