Essex Village Historic District
Essex Village Historic District | |
 The Dower House, built before 1793 | |
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| Nearest city | Essex, New York |
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| Coordinates | 44°18′44″N 73°21′10″W / 44.31222°N 73.35278°W |
| Area | 48 acres (19 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001187[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1975 |
Essex Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Essex in Essex County, New York. The district contains 150 contributing buildings. It encompasses the historic core of the hamlet of Essex and primarily contains early-19th-century buildings. The predominant building materials are clapboarded wood frame, brick, and stone and none of the buildings exceed 2+1⁄2 stories in height. The oldest documented structure is Dower House, built prior to 1793. Other notable buildings include Wright's Inn (1798), Essex Free Library (1818), and "Hickory Hill" (1822), "Rosslyn" (ca. 1830), the "Old Brick Schoolhouse" (1830), and "Greystone" (1853).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
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Rosslyn -
Greystone -
A bedroom in Greystone -
Cyrus Stafford House -
Old Brick Schoolhouse -
Hickory Hill -
Dr. Samuel Shumway House -
Noble Clemons House -
Billings Stone Cottage -
Ralph Haskell House -
Essex Inn -
Essex Community Church
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Margaret Scheinin (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Essex Village Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 14, 2010. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".
