New York - Essex County - Historic Districts
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
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Pubdog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Mwanner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Dmhorowitz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Marcbela, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Mwanner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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