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

Essex County New York (Historic Districts) has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Brown, John, Farm and Gravesite, Fort Crown Point, Fort Ticonderoga, Brown, John, Farm and Gravesite and Essex Village Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Essex County historic places including John Brown, Allen Penfield and Augustus Noble Hand.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Essex County places including Marquis De Lotbiniere, Greene, Col. Frederick Steward, etal, DeSousa & Bianculli Richeter, Ticonderoga Pulp & Paper Co., Hershel Roberts, William A. Gale, W.A. Gale, William L. Coulter, W.N. Roberts and Stanford White. Prominent architectural styles found in Essex Country are Greek Revival, Late Victorian and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Amherst Avenue Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000473)

322--340 Amherst Ave. , Ticonderoga

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ticonderoga Pulp & Paper Co., Gale,W.A.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Brown, John, Farm and Gravesite (added 1972 - - #72000840)

John Brown Rd. , Lake Placid

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Brown,John

Significant Year:

1855, 1859, 1849

Area of Significance:

Social History, Politics/Government, Black

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Museum, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Museum

Camp Dudley Road Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001136)

Roughly bounded by NY 22, Stacy Br., Lake Champlain and the Westport village line , Westport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown, White, Stanford

Architectural Style:

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

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Camp, Hotel, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Camp, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Crown Point Green Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000231)

Crown Point, Crown Point

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1750-1949 AD

Essex Village Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001187)

Town of Essex and surroundings on W bank of Lake Champlain , Essex and

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1750-1799

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Fort Crown Point (added 1968 - - #68000033)

Also known as Fort Amherst;Fort St. Frederic

Crown Point Reservation, SW of Lake Champlain Bridge and NY 8 , Crown Point

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Area of Significance:

Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

English,Military, French,Military

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Park

Fort Ticonderoga (added 1966 - - #66000519)

Also known as See Also:Mount Independence

2.5 mi. S of Ticonderoga on NY 22 , Ticonderoga

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Economics, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Local, State, Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Fortification, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Museum

Hand-Hale Historic District (added 1979 - - #79001582)

River and Maple Sts. , Elizabethtown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Hand,Augustus Noble

Area of Significance:

Law, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Professional, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Professional, Single Dwelling

Helen Hill Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000754)

Saranac Lake, Saranac Lake

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1850-1974 AD

Highland Park Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001474)

Roughly, Park Ave. from Military Rd. to 170 Park Ave. , St. Armand

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Coulter,William L.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Shingle Style, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, 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

Highland Park Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001474)

Roughly, Park Ave. from Military Rd. to 170 Park Ave. , Saranac Lake

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Coulter,William L.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Shingle Style, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, 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

Ironville Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001237)

Area surrounding Ironville including Furnace St. and Penfield Pond , Ironville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Penfield,Allen

Significant Year:

1828, 1827

Area of Significance:

Invention, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Keeseville Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001666)

Roughly bounded by Vine, Chesterfield, Clinton, Hill, Pleasant, Front, and Beech Sts. , Keeseville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Italianate, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Lake George Avenue Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000472)

301--331 Lake George Ave. , Ticonderoga

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ticonderoga Pulp & Paper Co., Gale,William A.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Ligonier Point Historic District (added 2013 - - #12001129)

Point Rd., Ligonier Way, Willsboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

New York Central Railroad Adirondack Division Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001451)

NYCRR Right-of-Way , Lake Placid

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Roberts, Hershel, Roberts, W.N.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Sheldon--Owens Farm (added 1993 - - #93000171)

Lake Shore Rd. SE of jct. with Middle and West Rds. , Willsboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling, Storage

Trudeau Sanatorium (added 1995 - - #95000479)

Trudeau Rd. , Saranac Lake

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Coulter, W. L.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital, Sanatorium

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway Complex (added 2008 - - #06001147)

NY 431 , New York

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Greene, Col. Frederick Steward, etal, Richeter, DeSousa & Bianculli

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Engineering, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related