Lake Pleasant Town Hall

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Lake Pleasant Town Hall
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Location 2885 NY 8, Speculator, New York
Coordinates 43°30′2″N74°21′56″W / 43.50056°N 74.36556°W / 43.50056; -74.36556 Coordinates: 43°30′2″N74°21′56″W / 43.50056°N 74.36556°W / 43.50056; -74.36556
Area 0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
Built 1894
NRHP reference # 09000238 [1]
Added to NRHP April 23, 2009

Lake Pleasant Town Hall is a historic town hall located at Speculator in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton County, New York. It was built in 1894 and is a simple 1 12-story, three-by-three-bay, front-gabled, clapboard-sided building. It was used as town hall and library until 1961, when the town offices moved to new quarters. The library remained until 2003 and it is now used as a local history museum. [2]

Speculator, New York Village in New York, United States

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Lake Pleasant, New York Town in New York, United States

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 4/20/09 THROUGH 4/24/09. National Park Service. 2009-05-01.
  2. Anne Weaver (February 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lake Pleasant Town Hall". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-02-20.See also: "Accompanying nine photos".