Twilight Park Historic District

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Twilight Park Historic District
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LocationLedge End. Rd., Spray Falls Rd., Upper Level Rd. and vic., Haines Falls, New York
Coordinates 42°11′21.01″N74°5′15″W / 42.1891694°N 74.08750°W / 42.1891694; -74.08750
Area588 acres (238 ha)
ArchitectFrances, Henry and Ed; et al.
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 07000626 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 2007

Twilight Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Haines Falls in Greene County, New York. The district contains 102 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and seven contributing structures. It is composed of two late 19th century resort communities that have been incorporated as one (and under one name) since 1935. Twilight Park is the larger of the two, while Santa Cruz Park includes 15 remaining cottages. The initial cottages were constructed in 1887. [2]

On 14 July 1926, fourteen people were killed in hotel fire in Twilight. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [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. Elise M. Barry and Kathleen LaFrank (January 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Twilight Park Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved June 14, 2009.See also: "Accompanying 18 photos".
  3. ""Disasters"". Powell Valley News. January 7, 1927. Retrieved August 21, 2023.