Chestertown Historic District (Chestertown, New York)

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Chestertown Historic District
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Church of the Good Shepard, June 2011
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LocationCanada Dr. (U.S. 9), Chestertown, New York
Coordinates 43°39′7″N73°48′5″W / 43.65194°N 73.80139°W / 43.65194; -73.80139 Coordinates: 43°39′7″N73°48′5″W / 43.65194°N 73.80139°W / 43.65194; -73.80139
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1845
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 77000984 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 1977

Chestertown Historic District is a national historic district located at Chestertown, Warren County, New York. It includes seven contributing buildings. It includes the Fowler Homestead and related outbuildings, the Church of the Good Shepherd (1884, addition 1954), Chester Town Hall, the Fowler cemetery, and centennial monument (1913). The Fowler Homestead is a Greek Revival style home constructed in the mid-1840s. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Doris Vanderlipp Manley (June 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chestertown Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-09-18.See also: "Accompanying three photos".