Lake George Avenue Historic District

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Lake George Avenue Historic District
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301 Lake George Ave., May 2009
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Location301-331 Lake George Ave., Ticonderoga, New York
Coordinates 43°50′44″N73°25′43″W / 43.84556°N 73.42861°W / 43.84556; -73.42861
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1919
ArchitectGale, William A.; Ticonderoga Pulp & Paper Co.
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPS Ticonderoga MRA
NRHP reference No. 89000472 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1989

Lake George Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Ticonderoga, in Essex County, New York. The district contains 20 contributing buildings on 14 properties; 12 houses and eight garages. It includes single-family homes built between 1919 and 1921 by W.A. Gale for the Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company as rental properties for company management. The houses share a common American Craftsman influenced bungalow style. Gale also constructed the houses in the Amherst Avenue Historic District. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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. John A. Bonafide (December 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lake George Avenue Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved July 14, 2010.See also: "Accompanying 14 photos".