Prattsville Commercial Building

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Prattsville Commercial Building
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Location NY 23, Prattsville, New York
Coordinates 42°19′1″N74°26′6″W / 42.31694°N 74.43500°W / 42.31694; -74.43500 Coordinates: 42°19′1″N74°26′6″W / 42.31694°N 74.43500°W / 42.31694; -74.43500
Arealess than one acre
Built1824
ArchitectPratt, Zadock
NRHP reference No. 96000203 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1996

The Prattsville Commercial Building is a historic commercial building located at Prattsville in Greene County, New York. It was built about 1824 and is a 1 12-story building constructed of massive hemlock timber frame on a dry laid fieldstone foundation. It is built into the side of the east bank of Schoharie Creek. It was built by Zadock Pratt (1790–1871), founder of Prattsville. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [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 (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Prattsville Commercial Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-05-08.See also: "Accompanying four photos".