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Location53-61 Bay St., Glens Falls, New York
Coordinates 43°18′45″N73°38′49″W / 43.31250°N 73.64694°W / 43.31250; -73.64694 Coordinates: 43°18′45″N73°38′49″W / 43.31250°N 73.64694°W / 43.31250; -73.64694
Arealess than one acre
Built1895
ArchitectLawrence, William E.; Shippey, Frank P.
Architectural styleRenaissance, Queen Anne
MPS Glens Falls MRA
NRHP reference No. 84003404 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1984

Smith Flats is a historic apartment house located at Glens Falls, Warren County, New York. It was built about 1895 and is a square, three story, flat roofed building faced with brick veneer. It features projecting three story bay windows, bracketed three tiered porches with turned posts and balustrades, and a bracketed pressed metal cornice. [2]

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Smith Flats in 2015

It was added to 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. Richard C. Youngken (March 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Smith Flats". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-09-18.