Essex Village Historic District


Essex Village Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

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Nearest city	Essex, New York
Coordinates	44°18′44″N 73°21′10″W / 44.31222°N 73.35278°W / 44.31222; -73.35278Coordinates: 44°18′44″N 73°21′10″W / 44.31222°N 73.35278°W / 44.31222; -73.35278
Area	48 acres (19 ha)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP Reference #	75001187^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 28, 1975

Essex Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Essex in Essex County, New York. The district contains 150 contributing buildings. It encompasses the historic core of the hamlet of Essex and primarily contains early-19th-century buildings. The predominant building materials are clapboarded wood frame, brick, and stone and none of the buildings exceed 2 ¹⁄₂ stories in height. The oldest documented structure is Dower House, built prior to 1793. Other notable buildings include Wright's Inn (1798), Essex Free Library (1818), and "Hickory Hill" (1822), "Rosilyn" (ca. 1830), the "Old Brick Schoolhouse" (1830), and "Greystone" (1853).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Margaret Scheinin (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Essex Village Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-07-14. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".

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