List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Poughkeepsie
The list of Registered Historic Places in Poughkeepsie lists 91 entries in the National Register of Historic Places within the City of Poughkeepsie and the surrounding Town of Poughkeepsie (including the hamlet of New Hamburg, New York ) in Dutchess County , New York in the United States .
Surname | image | Date of registration | location | City / Town | description | |
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1 | Academy Street Historic District | 1982-11-26 | Academy St. between Livingston and Montgomery St. 41 ° 41 ′ 44 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 44" W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | first planned district of the city with many Victorian houses | |
2 | Adriance Memorial Library | 1982-11-26 | 93 Market St. 41 ° 42 ′ 1 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 52 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | City's first library building from 1897 | |
3 | Amrita Club | 1982-11-26 | 170 Church St. 41 ° 42 ′ 6 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 48" W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Seat of one of the most prestigious clubs in town; Built in 1922; is one of only two functional buildings built from bricks in the style of the Colonial Revival | |
4th | Balding Avenue Historic District | 1982-11-26 | Balding Ave. between Mansion and Marshall St. 41 ° 42 ′ 29 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 37 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | Late 19th century district just north of the center | |
5 | Barrett House | 1982-11-26 | 55 Noxon St. 41 ° 42 ′ 2 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 41 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | ||
6th | OH Booth Hose Company | 1982-11-26 | 532 Main St. 41 ° 42 ′ 4 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 4 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | Fire station from 1908 with unusual arched windows on the second floor | |
7th | Boughton / Haight House | 1982-11-26 | 73-75 S. Hamilton St. 41 ° 41 '53 " N , 73 ° 55' 34" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
8th | Abraham Brower House | 1987-02-27 | 2 Water St. 41 ° 35 ′ 21 ″ N , 73 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ W. |
New Hamburg | intact neoclassical house from the middle of the 19th century | |
9 | Adolph Brower House | 1987-02-27 | 1 Water St. 41 ° 35 ′ 22 ″ N , 73 ° 57 ′ 1 ″ W. |
New Hamburg | intact neoclassical house from the middle of the 19th century; belonged to the owner of a quarry of limestone | |
10 | Building at 73 Mansion St. | 1997-06-04 | 73 Mansion St. 41 ° 42 ′ 25 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 39 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Real estate attorney's Queen Anne house, built in 1890 | |
11 | Cedarcliff Gatehouse | 1982-11-26 | 66 Ferris Lane 41 ° 41 ′ 3 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 13 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
12 | Church building | 1982-11-26 | 260-264 Main St .; 1-11 Market St. 41 ° 42 ′ 14 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 44 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Art Deco building | |
13 | Church of the Holy Comforter | 1972-04-13 | 13 Davies St. 41 ° 42 ′ 22 ″ N , 73 ° 56 ′ 13 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Richard Upjohn Church ; forms a landmark for traffic on US Highway 9 | |
14th | Church Street Row | 1982-11-26 | Church St. between Academy and Hamilton St. 41 ° 42 ′ 2 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 34" W |
City of Poughkeepsie | largest group of brick houses in the city from the 19th century | |
15th | Clark House | 1982-11-26 | 85 Cedar Ave. 41 ° 40 ′ 26 " N , 73 ° 54 ′ 19" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
16 | CLEARWATER (sloop) | 2004-05-04 | Main St., on the Hudson River, 41 ° 42 ′ 26 " N , 73 ° 56 ′ 28" W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Dutch style sloop | |
17th | Clinton House | 1982-11-26 | 547 Main St. 41 ° 42 ′ 1 ″ N , 73 ° 54 ′ 59 ″ W. |
Town of Poughkeepsie | The stone house, built in 1765, houses the Dutchess County Historical Society; For a while it was mistakenly assumed that George Clinton once lived here | |
18th |
Collingwood Opera House and Office Building Bardavon Theater |
1977-10-20 | 31-37 Market St. 41 ° 42 ′ 11 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 45 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Theater building built in 1869 that still serves as a venue | |
19th | Dixon House | 1982-11-26 | 49 N. Clinton St. 41 ° 42 ′ 18 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 12" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
20th | Dutchess County Court House | 1982-11-26 | 10 Market St. 41 ° 42 ′ 14 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 47" W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | The courthouse, built in 1903, is historically the third building at the point where the first courthouse was built in 1721. | |
21st | Dwight-Hooker Avenue Historic District | 1982-11-26 | Dwight St. between Hamilton and Hooker and 79-85 Hooker Ave. 41 ° 41 ′ 39 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 26" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
22nd | Eastman Terrace | 1982-11-26 | 1-10 Eastman Terr. 41 ° 41 ′ 48 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 54" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
23 | Ethol House | 1982-11-26 | 171 Hooker Ave. 41 ° 41 ′ 18 ″ N , 73 ° 54 ′ 59 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
24 | Farmer's and Manufacturer's Bank | 1982-11-26 | 43 Market St. 41 ° 42 ′ 10 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 46 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | The only remaining neoclassical building in the city that is not used for residential purposes | |
25th | First Baptist Church | 2001-07-25 | 260 Mill St. 41 ° 42 ′ 19 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 43" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
26th | First Presbyterian Church | 1982-11-26 | 25 S. Hamilton St. 41 ° 42 '4 " N , 73 ° 55' 29" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
27 | First Presbyterian Church Rectory | 1982-11-26 | 98 Cannon St. 41 ° 42 ′ 4 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 31" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
28 | Freer House | 1982-11-26 | 70 Wilbur Blvd. 41 ° 40 ′ 46 " N , 73 ° 54 ′ 38" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
29 | Garfield Place Historic District | 1972-11-29 | both sides of Garfield Pl. 41 ° 41 ′ 52 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 49 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | Mid-19th century neighborhood featuring the houses of the citizens who got rich in Poughkeepsie during the early days of industrialization. The eponymous square was named in memory of James A. Garfield . | |
30th | Glebe House | 1982-11-26 | 635 Main St. 41 ° 41 ′ 54 ″ N , 73 ° 54 ′ 44 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | House of a community leader from 1767 | |
31 | Gregory House | 1982-11-26 | 140 S. Cherry St. 41 ° 41 ′ 45 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 5 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
32 | Gray hook | 1982-11-26 | 5 Ferris Lane 41 ° 41 ′ 18 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 3 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
33 | Harlow Row | 1982-11-26 | 100-106 Market St. 41 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 53 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Row of houses built as public housing under Mayor William Harlow in 1874 | |
34 | Hasbrouck House | 1982-11-26 | 75-77 Market St. 41 ° 42 ′ 5 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 48 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | for a town the size of Poughkeepsies, this neo-Romanesque house is unusually large | |
35 | Hershkind House | 1982-11-26 | 30 Hooker Ave. 41 ° 41 ′ 51 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 26" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
36 | Hudson River State Hospital, Main Building | 1989-06-29 | apart from US 9 41 ° 43 ′ 57 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 44 ″ W. |
Town of Poughkeepsie | Victorian Gothic style building designed by Frederick Clarke Withers , which was part of what was then a new way of treating the mentally ill | |
37 | Innis Dye Works | 1982-00-00 | 80 N. Water St. 41 ° 42 ′ 32 " N , 73 ° 56 ′ 18" W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Industrial building from 1880 in good condition | |
38 | Italian Center | 1972-04-19 | 225-227 Mill St. 41 ° 42 ′ 23 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 47" W. |
Poughkeepsie | Town house of a wealthy family from the 1860s on the western edge of the center | |
39 | Kimlin Cider Mill | 2003-02-13 | Cedar Ave. 41 ° 40 ′ 2 " N , 73 ° 54 ′ 17" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
40 | Lady Washington Hose Company | 1982-11-26 | 20 Academy St. 41 ° 42 ′ 8 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 35 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | unusual combination of neo-Gothic and Japanese-inspired architecture | |
41 | Locust Grove | 1966-10-15 | 370 South St. 41 ° 40 ′ 27 " N , 73 ° 56 ′ 7" W. |
Town of Poughkeepsie | Villa designed by Alexander Jackson Davis in an Italian style; Samuel Morse's residence | |
42 | Luckey, Platt & Company Department Store | 1982-11-26 | 332-346 Main Mall 41 ° 42 ′ 10 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 35 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | early department store that was once the only one in the Hudson River valley between Yonkers and Albany; Point of attraction in the center of the city. | |
43 | Mader House | 1982-11-26 | 101 Corlies Ave. 41 ° 42 ′ 14 " N , 73 ° 54 ′ 27" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
44 | Main Building, Vassar College | 1973-09-19 | Vassar College 41 ° 41 ′ 12 " N , 73 ° 53 ′ 45" W. |
Town of Poughkeepsie | The building built in the Second Empire in 1861 , with which the college, then reserved for women, began | |
45 | Main Mall Row | 1982-11-26 | 315 Main Mall to 11 Garden St. 41 ° 42 ′ 13 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 38 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | well-preserved section of commercial buildings from the 19th century; was the center of the former Main Mall | |
46 | Main Street Historic District | 1987-02-27 | on Main St. roughly bounded by Stone and Bridge St. 41 ° 35 ′ 15 ″ N , 73 ° 56 ′ 56 ″ W |
New Hamburg | small core of the hamlet with intact buildings from the middle of the 19th century | |
47 | Maple Grove | 2001-03-29 | 301 S. Rd., US 9 41 ° 40 '52 " N , 73 ° 55' 39" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
48 | Market Street Row | 1982-11-26 | 88-94 Market St. 41 ° 42 ′ 5 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 51 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Group of three houses across from the Adriance Library and Hasbrouck House with the oldest timber frame house in the city | |
49 | Mill Street-North Clover Street Historic District | 1972-02-07 | Mill, Mansion, Vassar and N. Clover St., Davies and Lafayette Pl. (Original), 101--115 Main and 25, 27, 29, and 32 N. Bridge St., (extended) 41 ° 42 ′ 24 ″ N , 73 ° 56 '1 " W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | A district from the mid-19th century that was spared from urban renewal measures | |
50 | Moore House | 1982-11-26 | 37 Adriance Ave. 41 ° 41 ′ 27 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 28" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
51 | Mulrien House | 1982-11-26 | 64 Montgomery St. 41 ° 41 ′ 59 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 34" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
52 | New York State Armory | 1982-11-26 | 61-65 Market St. 41 ° 42 ′ 7 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 47 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Neo-Romanesque building designed by Isaac G. Perry | |
53 | Niagara Engine House | 1982-11-26 | 8 N. Hamilton St. 41 ° 42 '9 " N , 73 ° 55' 26" W. |
Poughkeepsie | late neo-Gothic building (1909) by the local architect Percival M. Lloyd; only remaining fire station of the city’s six fire brigades | |
54 | Pelton Mill | 1982-11-26 | 110 Mill St. 41 ° 42 ′ 30 " N , 73 ° 56 ′ 11" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
55 | Phillips House | 1982-11-26 | 18 Barclay St. 41 ° 41 ′ 51 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 37 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
56 | Post-Williams House | 1982-11-26 | 44 S. Clinton St. 41 ° 41 '53 " N , 73 ° 55' 23" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
57 | Poughkeepsie Almshouse and City Infirmary | 1978-12-04 | 20 Maple St. 41 ° 42 ′ 2 ″ N , 73 ° 54 ′ 45 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
58 | Poughkeepsie City Hall | 1972-01-20 | 228 Main St. 41 ° 42 ′ 14 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 48" W. |
Poughkeepsie | former Cityhall; meanwhile demolished to make way for a parking lot | |
59 | Poughkeepsie Journal Building | 1982-00-00 |
Civic Center Plaza 41 ° 42 ′ 18 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 42 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Office building of the Poughkeepsie Journal , the design of which was based on the neighboring post office; Dutch Colonial Revival | |
60 | Poughkeepsie Meeting House (Hooker Avenue) | 1989-04-27 | 249 Hooker Ave. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
61 | Poughkeepsie Meeting House (Montgomery Street) | 1989-04-27 | 112 Montgomery St. 41 ° 41 ′ 57 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 35" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
62 | Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge | 1979-02-23 | Hudson River 41 ° 42 ′ 38 " N , 73 ° 57 ′ 15" W. |
City of Poughkeepsie , Highland | New Haven Railroad bridge built in 1889 ; converted into a pedestrian bridge | |
63 | Poughkeepsie Railroad Station | 1976-11-21 | Main St. 41 ° 42 ′ 26 ″ N , 73 ° 56 ′ 18 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | The station building, built in 1918, is a smaller version of the Grand Central Terminal | |
64 | Poughkeepsie Savings Bank | 1998-12-04 | 21 Market St. 41 ° 42 ′ 13 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 47 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | well-preserved neo-classical building from 1912; is of TD Banknorth used | |
65 | Poughkeepsie Trust Company | 1982-11-26 | 236 Main St. 41 ° 42 ′ 15 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 47 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Beaux Arts building; was the first high-rise in the Hudson Valley in 1906 and had the city's first elevator . Used today for the offices of the Dutchess County District Attorney. | |
66 | Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory | 1982-11-26 | 6-1 N. Cherry St. 41 ° 42 ′ 6 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 6" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
67 | Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie | 2008-02-28 | 70 Hooker Ave. 41 ° 41 ′ 48 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 19" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
68 | Reynolds House | 1982-11-26 | 107 S. Hamilton St. 41 ° 41 '41 " N , 73 ° 55' 35" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
69 | Rombout House | 1982-11-26 | New Hackensack Rd. 41 ° 40 ′ 47 ″ N , 73 ° 53 ′ 39 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
70 | Sague House | 1982-11-26 | 167 Hooker Ave. 41 ° 41 ′ 19 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
71 | St. Paul's Episcopal Church | 1982-11-26 | 161 Mansion Ave. 41 ° 42 ′ 24 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 20" W. |
Poughkeepsie | Church built in 1870 based on the Norman and Neo-Gothic style | |
72 | Second Baptist Church | 1972-01-20 | 36 Vassar St. 41 ° 42 ′ 23 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 53" W. |
Poughkeepsie | only still existing church building in neoclassical style in the city | |
73 | Shay's Warehouse and Stable | 1987-02-27 | Reverse side of 32 Point St. 41 ° 35 ′ 14 ″ N , 73 ° 56 ′ 58 ″ W. |
New Hamburg | Industrial building from 1865 with picturesque elements; one of the few still existing industrial buildings in New Hamburg | |
74 | William Shay Double House | 1987-02-27 | 18 Point St. 41 ° 35 ′ 13 ″ N , 73 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ W. |
New Hamburg | Semi-detached house built in 1870, which is unusually lavishly designed for the region | |
75 | Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church | 1991-11-21 | Junction of Smith and Cottage St. 41 ° 42 ′ 23 ″ N , 73 ° 54 ′ 58 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
76 | South Hamilton Street Row | 1982-11-26 | 81-87 S. Hamilton St. 41 ° 41 '48 " N , 73 ° 55' 34" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
77 | Stone Street Historic District | 1987-02-27 | Stone St. from Division St. to Bridge St. 41 ° 35 ′ 19 ″ N , 73 ° 56 ′ 55 ″ W. |
New Hamburg | small block of intact 19th century houses | |
78 | Thompson House | 1982-11-26 | 100 S. Randolph Ave. 41 ° 40 ′ 53 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 14" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
79 | Travis House | 1982-11-26 | 131 Cannon St. 41 ° 42 ′ 3 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 20 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
80 | Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church and Rectory | 1982-11-26 | 1-3 Hooker Ave. 41 ° 41 ′ 54 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 31" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
81 | Union Free School | 1987-02-27 | Academy St. 41 ° 35 ′ 21 ″ N , 73 ° 56 ′ 44 ″ W. |
New Hamburg | ||
82 | Union Street Historic District | 1971-12-09 | about 8 blocks from the center of the city around Union St. 41 ° 42 ′ 14 ″ N , 73 ° 56 ′ 4 ″ W |
City of Poughkeepsie | oldest part of the city | |
83 | Upper-Mill Street Historic District | 1982-11-26 | Approximately Mill St. from Center Plaza to Catherine St. 41 ° 42 ′ 17 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 34 ″ W |
Poughkeepsie | ||
84 | US Post Office Poughkeepsie | 1989-05-15 | Mansion St. 41 ° 42 ′ 26 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 41 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Built in 1937 on the initiative of Franklin D. Roosevelt , who was born in Hyde Park; the President insisted on the use of field stones and was heavily involved in the design process. | |
85 | Vassar College Observatory | 1991-07-17 | Raymond Ave. |
Poughkeepsie | The workplace and classroom of Maria Mitchell , one of the first female astronomers in the United States | |
86 | Vassar Home for Aged Men | 1972-04-13 | 1 Vassar St. 41 ° 42 ′ 19 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 53 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | Retirement home that was built in 1880 and served this purpose for almost a century. | |
87 | Vassar Institute | 1972-01-20 | 12 Vassar St. 41 ° 42 ′ 20 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 55 ″ W. |
Poughkeepsie | Building from 1882 with elements of Italian style, Victorian architecture and neo-Gothic construction | |
88 |
Matthew Vassar Estate Springside |
1969-08-11 | Academy and Livingston St. 41 ° 41 ′ 15 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 41 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | Residence of college founder Matthew Vassar; Andrew Jackson Downing's gardens are the only known gardens that still exist largely as Downing laid them out. | |
89 | Vassar-Warner Row | 1982-11-26 | S. Hamilton from Montgomery to 40 Hamilton St. 41 ° 41 ′ 58 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 30" W. |
Poughkeepsie | ||
90 | Young Men's Christian Association | 1982-11-26 | 58 Market St. 41 ° 42 ′ 8 ″ N , 73 ° 55 ′ 49 ″ W. |
City of Poughkeepsie | The building, built in 1908, is the only one in the city with a glazed terracotta facade. | |
91 | Zion Memorial Chapel | 1987-02-27 | 37 Point St. 41 ° 35 ′ 18 ″ N , 73 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ W. |
New Hamburg | The chapel, built in 1902, is an example of a late neo-Gothic wooden church. |
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