Mariaville Historic District

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Mariaville Historic District
8770 Mariaville Road, Mariaville, NY. The house overlooks Mariaville Lake and has been repainted. In the last few years a white picket fence has been added.jpg
8770 Mariaville Road
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LocationNY 159
Duanesburg, New York
Coordinates 42°49′42″N74°8′8″W / 42.82833°N 74.13556°W / 42.82833; -74.13556
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1830
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
MPS Duanesburg MRA
NRHP reference No. 84003267 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1984

Mariaville Historic District is a national historic district located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. The district includes seven contributing buildings along the northwest shore of Mariaville Lake near the Chuctanunda Creek. It encompasses five residences, one church (First Presbyterian Church of Duanesburg), one commercial building (Silas Marsh General Store), and five outbuildings. The buildings date from the 1830s to 1850s and are representative of the Greek Revival style. [2]

The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. Nancy Todd (1983) [1979]. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Mariaville Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.See also: "Accompanying three photos".
  3. Lucy A. Breyer, Nancy Todd, and Schenectady County Planning Dept. (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Duanesburg MRA". National Park Service.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)