Church Street Historic District (Nassau, New York)

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Church Street Historic District
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7 Church St. August 2009
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LocationChurch St., Nassau, New York
Coordinates 42°30′54″N73°36′26″W / 42.51500°N 73.60722°W / 42.51500; -73.60722 Coordinates: 42°30′54″N73°36′26″W / 42.51500°N 73.60722°W / 42.51500; -73.60722
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1685
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Second Empire, Federal
NRHP reference No. 78001901 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1978

Church Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Nassau in Rensselaer County, New York. It consists of 36 contributing buildings located along Church Street. They include a variety of residential and ecclesiastical building. New England Federal style buildings predominate, with a number of notable Victorian period buildings, including a Second Empire residence dated to the 1870s. Notable churches include St. Mary's Church (1925), Nassau Reformed Church (1901), and Grace United Methodist Church (1833). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [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 (January 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Church Street Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-11-21.See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".