Essex Village Historic District

Historic district in New York, United States

United States historic place


Essex Village Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

The Dower House, built before 1793
44°18′44″N 73°21′10″W / 44.31222°N 73.35278°W / 44.31222; -73.35278
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]

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

^ ^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".

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