East Main Street Historic District (Richfield Springs, New York)

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East Main Street Historic District
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Spring Park Post Clock, October 2009
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LocationRoughly, E. Main St. from Church St. to the Richfield Springs reservoirs, Richfield Springs, New York
Coordinates 43°8′52″N74°58′14″W / 43.14778°N 74.97056°W / 43.14778; -74.97056 Coordinates: 43°8′52″N74°58′14″W / 43.14778°N 74.97056°W / 43.14778; -74.97056
Area80 acres (32 ha)
ArchitectNiver, W.; et al.
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 95001282 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1995

East Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Richfield Springs in Otsego County, New York. It encompasses 57 contributing buildings, one contributing site, eight contributing structures, and one contributing object. The body of the district includes 33 historic residences, two historic boarding houses, a theatre, post office, a former hotel, and a church. Spring Park includes a contributing post clock (1918), set of semi-circular limestone steps (c. 1875), bandstand (1904), and cobblestone fountain (1931). Located within the district boundaries is the U.S. Post Office building. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [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. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.Note: This includes Mark Peckham (August 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: East Main Street Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying 47 photographs