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Onesquethaw Valley Historic District

Coordinates: 42°33′20″N 73°54′15″W / 42.55556°N 73.90417°W / 42.55556; -73.90417
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Onesquethaw Valley Historic District
Onesquethaw Valley Historic District is located in New York
Onesquethaw Valley Historic District
Onesquethaw Valley Historic District is located in the United States
Onesquethaw Valley Historic District
Nearest cityAbout 10 mi. SW of Albany off NY 43; principally at New Scotland, New York
Coordinates42°33′20″N 73°54′15″W / 42.55556°N 73.90417°W / 42.55556; -73.90417
Area3,410 acres (1,380 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.74001216[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 17, 1974

Onesquethaw Valley Historic District is a national historic district principally located at New Scotland in Albany County, New York. It includes 25 contributing buildings and three contributing archaeological sites. In encompasses farmsteads and sites in part of the valley of Onesquethaw Creek, a tributary of Coeymans Creek. Most notable are eight 18th-century stone houses. The archaeological sites are a grist mill site, sawmill site, and a prehistoric Indian site.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Cornelia E. Brooke and Paul Huey (December 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Onesquethaw Valley Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 18, 2010. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".