East Main Street Historic District (Richfield Springs, New York) Explained

East Main Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly, E. Main St. from Church St. to the Richfield Springs reservoirs, Richfield Springs, New York
Coordinates:43.1478°N -74.9706°W
Architect:Niver, W.; et al.
Architecture:Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Added:November 7, 1995
Refnum:95001282

East Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Richfield Springs in Otsego County, New York. It encompasses 57 contributing buildings, one contributing site, eight contributing structures, and one contributing object. The body of the district includes 33 historic residences, two historic boarding houses, a theatre, post office, a former hotel, and a church. Spring Park includes a contributing post clock (1918), set of semi-circular limestone steps (c. 1875), bandstand (1904), and cobblestone fountain (1931). Located within the district boundaries is the U.S. Post Office building.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2015-07-01 . . Searchable database . 2016-04-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: East Main Street Historic District . 2016-04-01 . Mark Peckham . PDF . August 1995 . and Accompanying 47 photographs