Samuel Sweet Canal Store Explained

Samuel Sweet Canal Store
Location:65 Bridge St., Amsterdam, New York
Coordinates:42.9344°N -74.1983°W
Built:c.1847
Added:September 19, 1989
Refnum:89001389

Samuel Sweet Canal Store is a historic commercial building located at 65 Bridge Street in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. It was built c.1847 to service barges on the Erie Canal, as both a store and a forwarding warehouse for goods shipped across the Mohawk River.[1]

It is a three-story, rectangular building measuring approximately 30 feet by 70 feet built of rough cut, pale grey limestone and has a shallow pitched gable roof.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Historic sign on site
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Samuel Sweet Canal Store. June 1989. 2010-09-11 . Anthony Ardito and Alicia Jettner. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying five photos.