New York - Niagara County - Historic Districts
Niagara County New York (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Colonial Niagara Historic District--Lower Landing Archeological District (Boundary Increase), Old Fort Niagara--Colonial Niagara Historic District, Lockport Industrial District and Thirty Mile Point Light and Deveaux School Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Niagara County places including Lockport Hydraulic Co., Hezekiah Eldredge and C.H. 0tis. Prominent architectural styles found in Niagara Country are Gothic, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Ascension Roman Catholic Church Complex (added 2016 - - #16000592)
North Tonawanda, North Tonawanda
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1888-1969 AD
Chilton Avenue-Orchard Parkway Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000771)
Portions of Chilton Ave and Orchard Parkway, Niagara Falls
SreeBot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Colonial Niagara Historic District--Lower Landing Archeological District (Boundary Increase) (added 1998 - - #03001004)
Address Restricted , Lewiston
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement
Cultural Affiliation:
Iroquois Confederacy, Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Outdoor Recreation
Deveaux School Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001281)
Also known as Deveaux College for Orphan and Destitute Children
2900 Lewiston Rd. , Niagara Falls
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Church School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, School
High and Locust Streets Historic District (added 2014 - - #14000937)
Lockport, Lockport
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Lockport Industrial District (added 1975 - - #75001211)
Also known as Double Flights of Locks and Lockport Hydraulic Co. District
Bounded roughly by Erie Canal, Gooding, Clinton, and Water Sts. , Lockport
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Lockport Hydraulic Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Water Works, Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Lowertown Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001225)
Roughly bounded by Erie Canal and New York Central RR , Lockport
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Eldredge,Hezekiah
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Niagara Power Project Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001265)
5777 Lewiston Road (Power Vista), Lewiston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1958-1969 AD
Old Fort Niagara--Colonial Niagara Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000556)
Also known as Colonial Niagara Historic District
N of Youngstown on NY 18 , Youngstown
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement
Cultural Affiliation:
French, American,Colonial, English,Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Park Place Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000809)
Park Pl, portions of Prince Ave, 4th St, and Main St, Niagara Falls
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Thirty Mile Point Light (added 1984 - - #84003922)
Niagara River , Somerset
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Institutional Housing, Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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