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

Rensselaer County New York (Historic Districts) has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fifth Avenue--Fulton Street Historic District, Central Troy Historic District, Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant, Second Street Historic District and Staats, Joachim, House and Gerrit Staats Ruin.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Native American and Dutch Family dating back to 1700.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rensselaer County places including M.F. Cummings, Multilpe, Marcus Cummings, A.C. Rice, Stillwell-Bierce & Smith-Vaile and Henry Dudley. Prominent architectural styles found in Rensselaer Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Italianate.

Albany Avenue Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001902)

Albany Ave. , Nassau

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Dutch Settlers, English Settlers

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Medical Business/Office, Restaurant, School

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Central Troy Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001527)

Also known as See Also:70000427 to 70000432;73001255;73001256;73001258;730

Roughly bounded by Grand St., Fifth Ave. and Third, Adams, and First and River Sts. , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Cummings,Marcus

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Education, Community Planning And Development, Transportation, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Church Street Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001901)

Church St. , Nassau

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Second Empire, Federal, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Dutch Settlers, English Settlers

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1650-1699

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Library, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Library, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Fifth Avenue--Fulton Street Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000428)

Bounded by Grand, William, and Union Sts., and Broadway , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cummings,M.F.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Professional, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Grand Street Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001255)

Grand St. between 5th and 6th Aves. , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Hoosick Falls Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004280)

Central Ave. and Main St. , Hoosick Falls

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Georgian, Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Post Office, Water Works

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant (added 1989 - - #89001942)

At NY 32 on Hudson River , Mechanicville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stillwell-Bierce & Smith-Vaile, Rice,A.C.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Muitzes Kill Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001297)

Also known as Muitzeskill

An irregular pattern on both sides of Schodack Landing Rd. , Schodack

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1825-1849, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Church Related Residence, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion

Newton--Taber--Martin Farm (added 2016 - - #16000752)

Nassau, Nassau

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1790-1966 AD

Northern River Street Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000630)

403--429 and 420--430 River St. , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Poesten Kill Gorge Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001903)

Address Restricted , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Engineering, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

American,Industrial

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Water Works

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

River Street Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001268)

Both sides of River St. from Congress St. to jct. with 1st 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, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse, Water-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Schodack Landing Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000976)

NY 9J , Schodack Landing

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce

Cultural Affiliation:

Dutch Settlers, English Settlers

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Sanatorium, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Second Street Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001299)

Also known as See Also:Troy Savings Bank and Music Hall

Both sides of 2nd St. , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multilpe

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce, Education, Landscape Architecture, Performing Arts, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government

Historic Sub-function:

College, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Library

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

College, Financial Institution, Library, Single Dwelling

Staats, Joachim, House and Gerrit Staats Ruin (added 1978 - - #78001898)

N of Castleton-on-Hudson , Castleton-on-Hudson

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Other, Historic - Aboriginal, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American, Dutch Family

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Domestic

Trinity Church Lansingburgh (added 1995 - - #95000478)

Also known as Trinity Shurch Complex

585 Fourth Ave. , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dudley, Henry

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

Valley Falls Historic District (added 2018 - - #100003118)

State, Burton, Charles and Edward Streets, Valley Falls

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early-Mid 19th Century, Late 19th Century, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry

Period of Significance:

1813-1939 AD

Washington Park Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001259)

Washington Park and adjacent properties on 2nd, 3rd, and Washington Sts. and Washington Pl. , Troy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling