National Register of Historic Places listings in Schenectady County, New York facts for kids
List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Schenectady County, New York
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Schenectady County, New York. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". Four of the sites are further designated U.S. National Historic Landmarks.
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Listings county-wide
| Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abrahams Farmhouse |
(#84003092) |
Hardin Rd. 42°48′30″N 74°11′25″W / 42.808333°N 74.190278°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 2 | Avery Farmhouse |
(#84003106) |
NY 30 42°46′11″N 74°14′00″W / 42.769722°N 74.233333°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 3 | H. S. Barney Building |
(#84002965) |
217-229 State St. 42°48′55″N 73°56′44″W / 42.815278°N 73.945556°W |
Schenectady | ||
| 4 | Becker Farmhouse |
(#84003114) |
Creek Rd. 42°45′07″N 74°15′43″W / 42.751944°N 74.261944°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 5 | Bishop Family Lustron House |
(#08000144) |
26 Slater Dr. 42°53′20″N 73°54′52″W / 42.888889°N 73.914444°W |
Glenville | ||
| 6 | Joseph Braman House |
(#87000917) |
Braman's Corners 42°48′31″N 74°13′10″W / 42.808611°N 74.219444°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 7 | Brandywine Avenue School |
(#99001491) |
108 Brandywine Ave. 42°48′08″N 73°55′29″W / 42.802222°N 73.924722°W |
Schenectady | Destroyed by fire in November 2007 | |
| 8 | Central Fire Station |
(#85000729) |
Erie Blvd. 42°48′48″N 73°56′47″W / 42.813333°N 73.946389°W |
Schenectady | ||
| 9 | Chadwick Farmhouse |
(#84003175) |
Schoharie Tpk. 42°44′17″N 74°10′16″W / 42.738056°N 74.171111°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 10 | Chapman Farmhouse |
(#84003176) |
Miller's Corners Rd. 42°48′44″N 74°13′16″W / 42.812222°N 74.221111°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 11 | Christ Episcopal Church |
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(#87000911) |
NY 20 42°46′07″N 74°09′17″W / 42.768611°N 74.154722°W |
Duanesburg | |
| 12 | Christman Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary |
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(#70000433) |
Schoharie Tpke. 42°44′27″N 74°07′30″W / 42.740833°N 74.125°W |
Delanson | |
| 13 | Delanson Historic District |
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(#84003181) |
Main St. 42°44′35″N 74°11′16″W / 42.743056°N 74.187778°W |
Delanson | |
| 14 | Dellemont-Wemple Farm |
(#73001266) |
W of Schenectady on Wemple Rd. 42°46′16″N 74°00′30″W / 42.771111°N 74.008333°W |
Rotterdam | ||
| 15 | Duane Mansion |
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(#87000910) |
NY 20 42°45′16″N 74°07′41″W / 42.754444°N 74.128056°W |
Duanesburg | |
| 16 | Duanesburg-Florida Baptist Church |
(#84003185) |
NY 30 42°48′31″N 74°12′58″W / 42.808611°N 74.216111°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 17 | Eatons Corners Historic District |
(#84003196) |
Eatons Corners Rd. 42°48′21″N 74°14′50″W / 42.805833°N 74.247222°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 18 | Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal |
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(#08000145) |
Rice Rd. 42°49′25″N 73°59′13″W / 42.823611°N 73.986944°W |
Rotterdam | |
| 19 | Ferguson Farm Complex |
(#87000913) |
NY 20 42°45′37″N 74°06′56″W / 42.760278°N 74.115556°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 20 | First Unitarian Society Church |
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(#13001157) |
1221 Wendell Ave. 42°48′57″N 73°55′28″W / 42.8157314°N 73.9243425°W |
Schenectady | Modernist Edward Durrell Stone church in GE Realty Plot district |
| 21 | Foster Building |
 |
(#91000664) |
508 State St. 42°48′42″N 73°56′27″W / 42.811667°N 73.940833°W |
Schenectady | First terra-cotta building in city, and first building to show influence of City Beautiful movement, when built in 1907 |
| 22 | Franklin School |
(#83001791) |
Ave. B and Mason St. 42°49′23″N 73°55′21″W / 42.823056°N 73.9225°W |
Schenectady | ||
| 23 | Gaige Homestead |
(#84003202) |
Weaver Rd. 42°44′53″N 74°09′09″W / 42.748056°N 74.1525°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 24 | General Electric Realty Plot |
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(#80002763) |
Roughly bounded by Oxford Pl., Union Ave., Nott St., Lenox and Lowell Rds. 42°49′01″N 73°55′14″W / 42.816944°N 73.920556°W |
Schenectady | Former Union College property bought by GE in late 19th century for executives and researchers to build upscale homes on. |
| 25 | General Electric Research Laboratory |
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(#75001227) |
General Electric main plant 42°48′39″N 73°57′06″W / 42.810833°N 73.951667°W |
Schenectady | First research laboratory established by an American corporation |
| 26 | Gilbert Farmhouse |
(#84003207) |
Thousand Acre Rd. 42°44′30″N 74°14′38″W / 42.741667°N 74.243889°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 27 | Abraham Glen House |
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(#04000708) |
Mohawk Ave. 42°49′27″N 73°57′35″W / 42.824167°N 73.959722°W |
Scotia | Rare Dutch heavy timber frame house, built in 1730s, is now Scotia's branch of the county public library |
| 28 | Glenville District No. 5 Schoolhouse |
(#14000226) |
2140 Potter Rd. 42°56′22″N 74°04′53″W / 42.9394787°N 74.0814489°W |
Glenville | ||
| 29 | Joseph Green Farmhouse |
(#84003209) |
NY 159 42°49′43″N 74°10′43″W / 42.828611°N 74.178611°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 30 | Halladay Farmhouse |
(#84003213) |
US 20 42°45′59″N 74°12′49″W / 42.766389°N 74.213611°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 31 | Hawes Homestead |
(#84003217) |
Herrick Rd. 42°47′35″N 74°12′39″W / 42.793056°N 74.210833°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 32 | Hotel Van Curler |
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(#85002277) |
78 Washington Ave. 42°48′54″N 73°56′58″W / 42.815°N 73.949444°W |
Schenectady | 1925 building now Elston Hall of the Schenectady County Community College |
| 33 | Horace Mann School |
(#15000824) |
602 Craig St. 42°48′12″N 73°56′24″W / 42.803373°N 73.9398947°W |
Schenectady | 1908 school built to accommodate rising enrollment in a growing neighborhood | |
| 34 | Howard Homestead |
(#84003220) |
McGuire School Rd. 42°46′39″N 74°13′44″W / 42.7775°N 74.228889°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 35 | Jenkins House |
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(#84003071) |
57 Main St. 42°44′46″N 74°11′19″W / 42.746111°N 74.188611°W |
Delanson | |
| 36 | Jenkins Octagon House |
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(#84003227) |
NY 395 42°45′31″N 74°11′07″W / 42.758611°N 74.185278°W |
Duanesburg | |
| 37 | A.D. (Boss) Jones House |
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(#84003231) |
McGuire School Rd. 42°46′20″N 74°12′53″W / 42.772222°N 74.214722°W |
Duanesburg | |
| 38 | George Westinghouse Jones House |
(#04000998) |
1944 Union St. 42°47′39″N 73°53′11″W / 42.794167°N 73.886389°W |
Niskayuna | ||
| 39 | Ladd Farmhouse |
(#84003238) |
Dare Rd. 42°47′18″N 74°13′33″W / 42.788333°N 74.225833°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 40 | Irving Langmuir House |
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(#76001275) |
1176 Stratford Rd. 42°48′58″N 73°55′09″W / 42.816111°N 73.919167°W |
Schenectady | Home of Irving Langmuir, 1932 Nobel laureate in chemistry and first industrial chemist so honored. During his career at GE, improved functioning of light bulb, developed concentric model of atom, co-developed cloud seeding and was among first scientists to work with plasmas. |
| 41 | George Lasher House |
(#84003242) |
Levey Rd. 42°50′11″N 74°09′16″W / 42.836389°N 74.154444°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 42 | Alexander Liddle Farmhouse |
(#84003256) |
Gamsey Rd. 42°46′42″N 74°12′26″W / 42.778333°N 74.207222°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 43 | Robert Liddle Farmhouse |
(#84003265) |
Little Dale Farm Rd. 42°46′34″N 74°07′21″W / 42.776111°N 74.1225°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 44 | Thomas Liddle Farm Complex |
(#84003247) |
Eaton Corners Rd. 42°47′51″N 74°14′23″W / 42.7975°N 74.239722°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 45 | Mabee House |
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(#78001907) |
S of Rotterdam Junction on NY 5S 42°51′56″N 74°01′56″W / 42.865556°N 74.032222°W |
Rotterdam Junction | |
| 46 | Macomber Stone House |
(#84003266) |
Barton Hill Rd. 42°43′17″N 74°12′52″W / 42.721389°N 74.214444°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 47 | Mariaville Historic District |
(#84003267) |
NY 159 42°49′42″N 74°08′08″W / 42.828333°N 74.135556°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 48 | Mica Insulator Company |
(#11001007) |
797 & 845 Broadway 42°48′14″N 73°57′06″W / 42.803817°N 73.951756°W |
Schenectady | ||
| 49 | New York State Barge Canal |
(#14000860) |
Linear across county 42°49′13″N 73°56′44″W / 42.820191°N 73.945574°W |
Schenectady, Glenville, Niskayuna, Rotterdam, Scotia | Successor to Erie Canal approved by state voters in early 20th century to compete with railroads | |
| 50 | Niskayuna Railroad Station |
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(#07001205) |
N. side River Rd., Lyons Park 42°46′47″N 73°49′25″W / 42.779722°N 73.823611°W |
Niskayuna | |
| 51 | Niskayuna Reformed Church |
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(#79001628) |
3041 Troy-Schenectady Rd. 42°46′34″N 73°49′56″W / 42.776111°N 73.832222°W |
Niskayuna | |
| 52 | North Mansion and Tenant House |
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(#87000909) |
North Mansion Rd. 42°45′13″N 74°06′52″W / 42.753611°N 74.114444°W |
Duanesburg | |
| 53 | Nott Memorial Hall |
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(#72000912) |
Union College campus 42°49′02″N 73°55′49″W / 42.817222°N 73.930278°W |
Schenectady | 16-sided domed building at center of campus considered fine example of Victorian Gothic. Has had many uses over years; completely restored in 1990s. |
| 54 | Nott Street School |
(#11000970) |
487 Nott St. 42°49′14″N 73°55′52″W / 42.820683°N 73.931133°W |
Schenectady | ||
| 55 | F. F. Proctor Theatre and Arcade |
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(#79003237) |
432 State St. 42°48′44″N 73°56′31″W / 42.812222°N 73.941944°W |
Schenectady | 1926 theater recently renovated. One of the most lavish in nation when built; hosted first public demonstration of television in 1930. |
| 56 | Quaker Street Historic District |
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(#84003270) |
Schoharie Tpk., Gallupville and Darby Hill Rds. 42°44′01″N 74°11′16″W / 42.733611°N 74.187778°W |
Duanesburg | |
| 57 | Reformed Presbyterian Church Parsonage |
(#84003271) |
Duanesburg Churches Rd. 42°46′16″N 74°09′26″W / 42.771111°N 74.157222°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 58 | Rosendale Common School |
(#10000482) |
2572 Rosendale Rd. 42°47′46″N 73°51′31″W / 42.796111°N 73.858611°W |
Niskayuna vicinity | ||
| 59 | Schenectady Armory |
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(#95000087) |
125 Washington Ave. 42°48′48″N 73°56′58″W / 42.813333°N 73.949444°W |
Schenectady | Intact 1936 Art Deco armory, unusually located in center (at the time) of city rather than outskirts |
| 60 | Schenectady City Hall and Post Office |
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(#78001908) |
Jay St. 42°48′51″N 73°56′22″W / 42.814167°N 73.939444°W |
Schenectady | 1931 McKim, Mead and White building with window arches matching nearby post office |
| 61 | Seeley Farmhouse |
(#78001909) |
2 Freeman's Bridge Rd. 42°49′54″N 73°55′50″W / 42.831667°N 73.930556°W |
Glenville | ||
| 62 | Sheldon Farmhouse |
(#84003273) |
NY 7 42°43′27″N 74°15′20″W / 42.724167°N 74.255556°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 63 | Shute Octagon House |
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(#84003276) |
McGuire School Rd. 42°46′28″N 74°13′10″W / 42.774444°N 74.219444°W |
Duanesburg | |
| 64 | St. Columba's School |
(#15000853) |
400 Craig St. 42°48′19″N 73°56′18″W / 42.8052632°N 73.9383525°W |
Schenectady | 1923 school was central to city's Irish Catholic population | |
| 65 | Stockade Historic District |
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(and 84002963 #73001267 and 84002963) |
Roughly bounded by Mohawk River, RR tracks, and Union St. 42°49′07″N 73°56′47″W / 42.818611°N 73.946389°W |
Schenectady | Oldest section of city, with many houses dating to 18th century |
| 66 | Swart House and Tavern |
(#06001211) |
130 Johnson Rd. 42°53′10″N 74°03′02″W / 42.886111°N 74.050556°W |
Glenville | ||
| 67 | Union Street Historic District |
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(#82001268) |
Union St. from Hudson River to Phoenix Ave. 42°48′46″N 73°55′41″W / 42.812778°N 73.928056°W |
Schenectady | Intact 19th century development along main axis of city's expansion during that period. |
| 68 | US Post Office-Schenectady |
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(#88002429) |
29 Jay St. 42°48′53″N 73°56′21″W / 42.814722°N 73.939167°W |
Schenectady | 1912 neoclassical building added onto during Depression |
| 69 | US Post Office-Scotia Station |
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(#88002430) |
224 Mohawk Ave. 42°49′38″N 73°57′59″W / 42.827222°N 73.966389°W |
Scotia | Detailed Colonial Revival post office built 1939–40 |
| 70 | Vale Cemetery and Vale Park |
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(#04001053) |
907 State St., Nott Terrace 42°48′26″N 73°55′45″W / 42.807222°N 73.929167°W |
Schenectady | (Article on the combo of Vale Cemetery AND the park is needed) |
| 71 | Joseph Wing Farm Complex |
(#84003279) |
NY 30 42°43′47″N 74°17′10″W / 42.729722°N 74.286111°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 72 | William R. Wing Farm Complex |
(#84003281) |
US 20 42°45′52″N 74°14′15″W / 42.764444°N 74.2375°W |
Duanesburg | ||
| 73 | Young Men's Christian Association of Schenectady |
(#15000854) |
9–13 State St. 42°48′55″N 73°57′03″W / 42.8153687°N 73.9507533°W |
Schenectady | 1928 building dates to first national spurt of YMCA growth |
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