Kingsboro Historic District
Appearance
Kingsboro Historic District | |
Location | Area surrounding Kingsboro Ave. Park (Veterans Park) to N side of Kingsboro Cemetery and S to include both sides of Gregory St., Gloversville, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°4′1″N 74°20′12″W / 43.06694°N 74.33667°W |
Area | 14 acres (5.7 ha) |
Architect | various |
Architectural style | Primarily Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 75001190[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 24, 1975 |
The Kingsboro Historic District is a small national historic district located in Gloversville, Fulton County, New York. The district contains 18 contributing buildings and one contributing site.
The district encompasses all the properties that face Veterans Park – formerly Kingsboro Avenue Park – plus five additional properties.
These properties are primarily one and two family residences dating to the 1820 to 1840 period and reflect the Greek Revival style.
Also included is the Kingsboro church (1838), Kingsboro Cemetery, a monument in the park, and a former elementary school which is now the Fulton County Museum.[2]
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
Gallery
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The Fulton County Museum was built in 1900 as a public elementary school
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The monument to Rev. Elisha Yale in the park
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A house dating from c.1800 at 55 East State Street
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A house at 240 Kingsboro Avenue
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Doris Manley (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Kingsboro Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 21, 2010. See also: "Accompanying 24 photos".
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kingsboro Historic District (Gloversville, New York).
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-381, "Kingsboro Presbyterian Church, North Kingsboro Avenue, Gloversville, Fulton County, NY", 3 photos, 2 data pages, supplemental material
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Historic districts in Fulton County, New York
- Houses in Fulton County, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Fulton County, New York
- Adirondack Mountains, New York Registered Historic Place stubs