National Register of Historic Places listings in New York facts for kids

Map of the counties of New York State

Map of the counties of New York State

New York State is home to many amazing historic places! These include buildings, sites, districts, and objects that are special enough to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This register is like a special list of important historical spots across the United States.

There are more than 6,000 historic properties and areas in New York State on this list. You can find some of these special places in each of New York's 62 counties. Out of these, 264 are even more important. They are called National Historic Landmarks!

How Many Historic Places Are There in New York?

The National Register doesn't officially share the exact number of historic places in each county. However, we can get a good idea by looking at lists of these specific properties. Below is a table showing the estimated numbers of historic sites in each New York county.

House at 3 Crown Street, a historic home in Putnam County The New York State Capitol building in Albany County Eagle Island Camp, a special place in Franklin County The famous Empire State Building in New York County The First Baptist Church of Painted Post in Steuben County Buffalo City Hall, an important building in Erie County

County Name Number of Sites 1.1 Albany: City of Albany 62 1.2 Albany: Other Areas 147 1.3 Albany: Duplicates (1) Albany: Total 208 2 Allegany 28 3 Bronx 72 4 Broome 61 5 Cattaraugus 34 6 Cayuga 68 7 Chautauqua 45 8 Chemung 42 9 Chenango 43 10 Clinton 53 11 Columbia 134 12 Cortland 28 13 Delaware 67 14.1 Dutchess: Poughkeepsie 96 14.2 Dutchess: Rhinebeck 40 14.3 Dutchess: Other Areas 122 14.4 Dutchess: Duplicates (1) Dutchess: Total 257 15.1 Erie: Buffalo 136 15.2 Erie: Other Areas 71 Erie: Total 207 16 Essex 111 17 Franklin 78 18 Fulton 27 19 Genesee 23 20 Greene 99 21 Hamilton 20 22 Herkimer 66 23 Jefferson 143 24 Kings 173 25 Lewis 31 26 Livingston 89 27 Madison 79 28.1 Monroe: Rochester 104 28.2 Monroe: Other Areas 94 28.3 Monroe: Duplicates (1) Monroe: Total 197 29 Montgomery 60 30.1 Nassau: Hempstead 30 30.2 Nassau: North Hempstead 51 30.3 Nassau: Oyster Bay 65 Nassau: Total 146 31.1 New York: Below 14th Street 184 31.2 New York: 14th-59th Streets 156 31.3 New York: 59th-110th Streets 106 31.4 New York: Above 110th Street 88 31.5 New York: Islands 14 31.6 New York: Duplicates (1) New York: Total 547 32 Niagara 84 33 Oneida 80 34.1 Onondaga: Syracuse 97 34.2 Onondaga: Other Areas 53 34.3 Onondaga: Duplicates (1) Onondaga: Total 149 35 Ontario 67 36 Orange 180 37 Orleans 26 38 Oswego 92 39 Otsego 71 40 Putnam 51 41 Queens 102 42 Rensselaer 113 43 Richmond 56 44 Rockland 85 45 St. Lawrence 76 46 Saratoga 75 47 Schenectady 73 48 Schoharie 48 49 Schuyler 19 50 Seneca 36 51 Steuben 58 52.1 Suffolk: Babylon 6 52.2 Suffolk: Brookhaven 47 52.3 Suffolk: East Hampton 29 52.4 Suffolk: Huntington 99 52.5 Suffolk: Islip 24 52.6 Suffolk: Riverhead 12 52.7 Suffolk: Shelter Island 9 52.8 Suffolk: Smithtown 22 52.9 Suffolk: Southampton 35 52.10 Suffolk: Southold 24 Suffolk: Duplicates (1) Suffolk: Total 306 53 Sullivan 77 54 Tioga 55 55 Tompkins 57 56 Ulster 180 57 Warren 73 58 Washington 52 59 Wayne 36 60.1 Westchester: New Rochelle 12 60.2 Westchester: Peekskill 13 60.3 Westchester: Yonkers 27 60.4 Westchester: Northern Areas 93 60.5 Westchester: Southern Areas 88 Westchester: Duplicates (3) Westchester: Total 230 61 Wyoming 26 62 Yates 66 (Duplicates) (60) Total: 5,874

The George Eastman House in Rochester, Monroe County Fort Stanwix National Monument in Rome, Oneida County The Clinton County Courthouse Complex in Plattsburgh, Clinton County Hook Windmill in East Hampton, Suffolk County The Statue of Liberty National Monument in New York County The US Post Office-Albion in Orleans County The Hawley–Green Historic District in Syracuse, Onondaga County