New York - Rensselaer County - Vacant / Not In Use
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
Pubdog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
MattWade, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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
MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Danski14, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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