Northern River Street Historic District
Northern River Street Historic District is the name of a historic district on River Street (the southbound US Highway 4 at the point ) north of Federal Street and one block east of the Green Island Bridge in Troy , New York in the United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 and bears the designation to differentiate it from the previously existing River Street Historic District, which was one of five Historic Districts in Troy that were merged in 1986 to form the Central Troy Historic District .
The area of the district is 80 ares . There are 13 industrial and commercial buildings made of brick , which were built between the mid-19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. This zone was cut off from the rest of the center by the construction of the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad and thus developed into a center of the predominant industries in Troy of that time, especially the textile industry. As these industries became increasingly insignificant from the middle of the 20th century, the expansion of Federal Street as an entrance to the bridge and other urban renewal measures contributed to the further isolation of the street. As a result, the area was spared extensive renovation work and remained largely intact.
geography
The listed district includes Buildings 403-429 on the west side and Buildings 420-430 on the east side of River Street. The resulting area is irregular.
building
The west side of the street of houses is dominated by the building 409-415 River Street, a four-story former warehouse with six Jochen , dating back to the 1840s and is the oldest building in the district. The pilasters of Brownstone on the front testify to the decisive influence of Meoklassizismus at the time of construction. The neighboring building at 417-419 River Street is tall, but only has three bays and was built a decade later in a similar style. This is followed by the HC Curtis Collar Co., built in 1885 at 421–423 River Street. With six bays and five floors, it is the largest building in this historic district. Since cornice is provided with ornaments provided from pressed metal, an inscription 1868 REBUILT 1884 .
At the north end of the row is 425 River Street, a narrow five-story house built in 1892. The upper rows of windows are arched windows and emerge from brick pilasters that come from below. Decorative brick runners run around the building. Further north are two smaller buildings that were built around 1910 and are the newest structures in the district.
To the south of the large warehouse there are two smaller buildings. 403 River Street is three stories high and dates from the same period as the warehouse. 405-407 River Street was built in 1888 as the Gaiety Theater and was rebuilt after a fire twenty years later in the style of the Dutch Colonial Revival with stepped gables .
The east side is dominated by three broad three-story brick warehouses, all of which were built around 1885. To the north of this is at 428-430 River Street, a two-story brick building that was built about ten years later.
history
The street train was separated from central Troy by the construction of the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad in the 1830s. The railway line led from a bridge that no longer existed on a route parallel to Federal Street into the city. The railroad and the availability of hydropower from the nearby river made the area an attractive location for the production of detachable collars that had evolved from the local cotton processing industry and associated warehouses that gave the town of Troy its enduring nickname.
Space in the area was limited and later expansions were made in the northern outskirts of the city where space was available. The railway line was eventually removed when the textile industry was in decline in the 20th century and detachable shirt collars were no longer required to the extent that they used to be; instead the street was widened. Some of the properties between Federal and Jacob Streets were remodeled for other uses in the 1950s . The local urban regeneration measures in the 1960s and 1970s isolated the area even more from downtown Troy, while at the same time ensuring that the district's buildings remained largely intact and were preserved as a transition between the commercial Troy in the south and the industrial Troy in the north .
In addition to being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the street is also part of the Riverfront Historic District, which the city council has designated. Special building regulations and a development plan are in force in order to preserve the historical character. The street was revitalized with small retail stores and restaurants, such as the River Street Cafe on the upper floor of 429 River Street, which overlooks the Hudson River .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d Raymond Smith: National Register of Historic Places nomination, Northern River Street Historic District . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . February 1988. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
- ↑ Local Historic District Zoning Designations Map ( English , PDF) City of Troy. 2004. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
- ^ Troy's Historic Districts . City of Troy. 2006. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2008: “ Each of these relatively small geographic areas ... is protected by ordinances established in recognition of the importance of historic preservation. "
- ↑ River Street Café . Albany Times-Union . 2007. Archived from the original on September 18, 2004. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 14, 2009: "Ambience: Upstairs café with river view"
Coordinates: 42 ° 44 ′ 7 " N , 73 ° 41 ′ 12" W.