Quaker Street Historic District Explained

Quaker Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Schoharie Tpk., Gallupville and Darby Hill Rds., Duanesburg, New York
Coordinates:42.7336°N -74.1878°W
Built:1817
Architecture:Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
Added:October 11, 1984
Refnum:84003270

Quaker Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. The district includes 61 contributing buildings on 43 properties in the hamlet of Quaker Street. It is predominantly residential, consisting mainly of one and one half and two story frame buildings. The district also includes the Quaker Meetinghouse, McDonald Shoe Factory, and Darious Gaige Store . The buildings date from about 1807 to about 1910 and are representative of vernacular Federal and Greek Revival styles.[1]

The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Quaker Street Historic District. Nancy Todd. 1979. 1983 . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying 23 photos.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000548}} National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Duanesburg MRA ]. Lucy A. Breyer, Nancy Todd, and Schenectady County Planning Dept.. August 1984 . National Park Service.