Fort Plain Historic District
Fort Plain Historic District | |
 Fort Plain Village Hall, April 2010 | |
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| Location | Roughly area around Canal & Main Sts., Fort Plain, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°55′51″N 74°37′22″W / 42.93083°N 74.62278°W |
| Area | 185.66 acres (75.13 ha) (original size) |
| Built | c. 1786-1938 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Beaux-Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000510[1] (original) 100008321 (increase) |
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| Added to NRHP | August 15, 2012 |
| Boundary increase | October 25, 2022 |
Fort Plain Historic District is a national historic district located at Fort Plain in Montgomery County, New York. When first listed it encompassed 536 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 1 contributing structure, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of the village of Fort Plain. It developed between about 1786 and 1938, and included notable examples of Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Beaux-Arts style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed United States Post Office. Other notable contributing resources include the Red Mill (c. 1860), Firemen's Home (c. 1830-1840), Methodist Church (1880), Baptist Church (1896), Reformed Church (1887), high school (1915), Nellis Memorial Chapel, Watkins Block (1936), Montgomery Hall (c. 1900), Wick Block (c. 1890), Village Hall (c. 1875), and Fort Plain Cemetery (est. c. 1850).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012,[1] with a boundary increase in 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/13/12 through 8/17/12. National Park Service. August 24, 2012.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2016. Note: This includes Jessie Ravage (March 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Fort Plain Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
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