Essex County Fairgrounds

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Essex County Fairgrounds
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Floral Hall, Essex County Fairgrounds, June 2009
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Location3 Sisco St., Westport, New York
Coordinates 44°11′11″N73°26′56″W / 44.18639°N 73.44889°W / 44.18639; -73.44889 Coordinates: 44°11′11″N73°26′56″W / 44.18639°N 73.44889°W / 44.18639; -73.44889
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Built1881
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 05000993 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 2005

Essex County Fairgrounds is a historic county fair located at Westport in Essex County, New York. The fairgrounds include 15 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and seven contributing structures. Four of these, the Grandstand, Judge's Stand, Floral Hall, and Racetrack, were among the original resources on the site when the fair opened in 1885. The Cooperative Extension Building was built about 1923 and is a two-story, rectangular, Colonial Revival style building with an octagonal cupola. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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. Steven C. Engelhart (March 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Essex County Fairgrounds". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-07-14.See also: "Accompanying 27 photos".