Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
New York - Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County New York (Page 3) has 31 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 9 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Troy Savings Bank and Music Hall, W. & L. E. Gurley Building, Willard, Emma, School, Winslow Chemical Laboratory and Second Street Historic District.

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

The famous person John Evert van Alen 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 George B. Post, Cummings,Fred,M., US Treasury Department, Louis A. Simon, US Treasury Dept., Multilpe, Frederick A. Sabbaton, James A. Wetmore, Henry Dudley and George Mortimer Tibbits. Prominent architectural styles found in Rensselaer Country are Federal, Gothic Revival and Greek Revival.

Second Street Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001299)
Also known as See Also:Troy Savings Bank and Music Hall
Both sides of 2nd St. , Troy
Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
Sharpe Homestead and Cemetery (added 2005 - - #05000440)
44 Laura Ln. , Defreestville
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Sherman Farm (added 2003 - - #03000597)
35 Sherman Rd. , Pittstown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 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, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Smith, Henry Tunis, Farm (added 1975 - - #75001222)
Also known as Meadowbrook Farm
S of Nassau on NY 203 , Nassau
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Storage
More Information:
archives document
St. Barnabas Epicopal Church (added 2004 - - #03001517)
Also known as New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
2900 Fifth Ave. , Troy
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
St. Mark's Episcopal Church (added 2000 - - #00000836)
Main St. , Hoosick Falls
Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dudley, Henry
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Complex (added 1979 - - #79001624)
58 3rd St. , Troy
MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
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
More Information:
archives document
Theta Xi Fraternity Chapter House (added 2013 - - #13000911)
Also known as Alpha Chapter
1490 Sage Ave., Troy
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Area of Significance:
Architecture
Thomas S. Fagan & Mary Kate Fagan House (added 2024 - - #100009782)
2 Whitman Court, Troy
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Area of Significance:
Architecture
Thomas-Wiley-Abbott Farmstead (added 2012 - - #12000798)
703 Johnsonville Rd., Johnsonville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
More Information:
archives document
Tibbits House (added 1978 - - #78001899)
Also known as Tibbits Hall
S of Hoosick at jct. of NY 22 and NY 7 , Hoosick
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tibbits,George Mortimer
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
archives document
Tomhannock Methodist Episcopal Church (added 2014 - - #14000262)
Tomhannock Rd., Pittstown
Peter Flass, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Trinity Church Lansingburgh (added 1995 - - #95000478)
Also known as Trinity Shurch Complex
585 Fourth Ave. , Troy
Pubdog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
Troy Gas Light Company (added 1971 - - #71000556)
Also known as Gasholder House
NW corner of Jefferson St. and 5th Ave. , Troy
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sabbaton,Frederick A.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
More Information:
archives document
Troy Public Library (added 1973 - - #73001258)
Also known as Hart Memorial Library
100 2nd St. , Troy
MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Art, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
archives document
Troy Savings Bank and Music Hall (added 1989 - - #89001066)
Also known as See Also:Second Street Historic District
32 Second St. , Troy
BenFrantzDale~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Post,George B.
Architectural Style:
Second Empire, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Music Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Music Facility
More Information:
archives document
Troy Waste Manufacturing Company Building (added 2014 - - #14000008)
Also known as McCarthy Building
444 River St., Troy
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Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
US Post Office--Hoosick Falls (added 1988 - - #88002506)
Also known as Hoosick Falls Post Office
35 Main St. , Hoosick Falls
Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore,James A., US Treasury Dept.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
archives document
US Post Office--Troy (added 1989 - - #88002438)
Also known as Troy Post Office
400 Broadway , Troy
MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Treasury Department, Simon,Louis A.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
archives document
United Waste Manufacturing Company Building (added 2013 - - #13000054)
1 Jackson St., Troy
BellaLuceNY, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Valley Falls Historic District (added 2018 - - #100003118)
State, Burton, Charles and Edward Streets, Valley Falls
TLSuda, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Van Alen, John Evert, House (added 2004 - - #04000873)
1744 Washington Ave. Ext. , Defreestville
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
van Alen, John Evert
Significant Year:
1793
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
archives document
Van Rensselaer High School (added 2012 - - #12000511)
199 Washington Ave., Rensselaer
Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
More Information:
archives document
Van Zandt, Jacobs and Company Collar and Cuff Factory (added 2014 - - #14000009)
621 River St., Troy
Peter Flass, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
W. & L. E. Gurley Building (added 1970 - - #70000432)
514 Fulton St. , Troy
MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
More Information:
archives document
Washington Park Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001259)
Washington Park and adjacent properties on 2nd, 3rd, and Washington Sts. and Washington Pl. , Troy
MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
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Wilbur-Campbell-Stephens Company Cuff and Collar Factory (added 2016 - - #15001026)
Also known as Mooradians, Tapestry on the Hudson
599 River St., Troy
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1924 AD
Willard, Emma, School (added 1979 - - #79001625)
Pawling and Elmgrove Aves. , Troy
MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cummings,Fred,M.
Architectural Style:
Other, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
More Information:
archives document
William Barnet & Son Shoddy Mill (added 2020 - - #100005703)
Also known as Barnet Mills
20 Forbes Ave., Rensselaer
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
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
More Information:
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