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

Jefferson County New York (Historic Districts) has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Jefferson County Courthouse Complex and Madison Barracks, Adams Commercial Historic District, Broadway Historic District and Chaumont Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Jefferson County historic places including James LeRay de Chaumont and Major Daniel Talcott.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jefferson County places including Horatio Nelson White, William Smith, Kieff & Hose, William Constable Pierrepont, et al., Daniel Talcott, D.D. Kieff and Augustus St. Gaudens. Prominent architectural styles found in Jefferson Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian and Greek Revival.

Adams Commercial Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000882)

Main and North Main Sts. and portions of East and West Church Sts. , Adams

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Road-Related, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Road-Related, Specialty Store

Broadway Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002455)

Also known as See Also:LeRay, Vincent, House

St. Lawrence River, W. edge of Village of Cape Vincent, on Broadway & Tibbetts Point , Cape Vincent

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival, Colonial

Historic Person:

LeRay de Chaumont,James

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Chaumont Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001336)

Along Main St., roughly between Washington and Church Sts. , Chaumont

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Clayton Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002368)

Also known as See Also:Johnston, Capt. Simon, House

203--215 & 200--326 James St., 500--544 & 507--537 Riverside Dr. , Clayton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Clayton Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1997 - - #97000424)

335, 403, 409, 413, 419, and 435 Riverside Dr. , Clayton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Civic, Hotel, Specialty Store

Jefferson County Courthouse Complex (added 1974 - - #74001248)

SE corner of Arsenal and Sherman Sts. , Watertown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kieff & Hose, White,Horatio Nelson

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

LeRaysville Archeological District (added 1995 - - #95000069)

Also known as Brown's Mill;LeRay Town;Fort Drum

Address Restricted , LeRay

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Defense

Current Sub-function:

Military Facility

Madison Barracks (added 1974 - - #74001246)

Military Rd. , Sackets Harbor

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith,William

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Norton--Burnham House (added 2016 - - #16000034)

Henderson, Henderson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Republic

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1800-1949 AD

Pierrepont Manor Complex (added 1977 - - #77000943)

Also known as William Constable Pierrepont House

N of Mannsville on Ellisburg St. , Mannsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pierrepont,William Constable

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Federal

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Point Salubrious Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001339)

Point Salubrious Rd. , Chaumont

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Public Square Historic District (added 1984 - - #84002409)

Also known as See Also:Paddock Arcade

Roughly Court, Arsenal, Washington, Franklin and State Sts. , Watertown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple, St. Gaudens,Augustus

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2016 - - #16000110)

J.B. Wise & Park Pls., Arcade & Stone Sts., Watertown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kieff, D.D., et al.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1949 AD

Sackets Harbor Village Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001683)

Also known as 0116732114;052572767

Main, Washington, Pike, Edmund, Hill, Hamilton, Broad, and Ambrose Sts. , Sackets Harbor

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

State Street Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001684)

249-401 State St., 246-274 State St. and 106-108 Mechanic St. , Carthage

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Romanesque, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution

Sterlingville Archeological District (added 1995 - - #95000070)

Also known as Sterlingville,Fort Drum

Address Restricted , Philadelphia

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Defense

Current Sub-function:

Military Facility

Talcott Falls Site (added 1974 - - #74001244)

Also known as Old Stagecoach Inn

Address Restricted , Adams

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Person

Historic Person:

Talcott,Major Daniel

Significant Year:

1825

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Iroquois

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Thousand Island Park Historic District (added 1982 - - #82001177)

S tip of Wellesley Island , Thousand Island Park

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Plaza, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Single Dwelling

Thousand Island Park Historic District (Boundary Increase/Decrease) (added 2022 - - #100007414)

Generally bounded by Coast Ave. East, Coast Ave. West, Prospect Ave., Park Ave. and Sunset Ave., Thousand Island Park

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Three Mile Bay Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001327)

Jct. of Church and Depot Sts., Three Mile Bay , Chaumont

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Village of Antwerp Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000389)

Roughly Main, Depot, Maple, VanBuren, Mechanic, Fulton, Academy and Washington Sts., Lexington, Hoyt & Madison Aves. , Antwerp

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Education, Industry, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Landscape, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Library, Park, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Landscape, Religion, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Library, Park, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store