Main Street Historic District (Roxbury, New York)

Main Street Historic District

Roxbury Central School and Methodist Church, February 2009
Location Main St., Roxbury, New York
Coordinates 42°17′22″N 74°33′44″W / 42.28944°N 74.56222°W / 42.28944; -74.56222Coordinates: 42°17′22″N 74°33′44″W / 42.28944°N 74.56222°W / 42.28944; -74.56222
Area 50 acres (20 ha)
Built 1939
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP Reference # 88000111[1]
Added to NRHP February 29, 1988

Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Roxbury in Delaware County, New York. The district contains 86 contributing buildings, three contributing sites, three contributing structures, and one contributing object. The southern end of the district is dominated by the Gothic Revival style Jay Gould Memorial Reformed Church (1892), the Roxbury Central School (1939), and the Kirkside estate. Located nearby is a Greek Revival style Methodist church erected in 1858. Financier Jay Gould was raised nearby and in the 1890s began an interest in the development of Roxbury.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Neil Larson (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Main Street Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-14. See also: "Accompanying 22 photos".


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