Delanson Historic District
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Delanson Historic District is a 11 acres (4.5 ha) national historic district
in Delanson
, Schenectady County, New York
. The district includes 31 contributing buildings on 19 properties. The buildings were built between about 1860 and 1890. They are primarily residential, with one church (Delanson Methodist Church) and one former commercial building. They are generally two story, frame structures with clapboard siding and include representative buildings of the Late Victorian
and Italianate
styles.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1984.
The district was described in a 1984 multiple resource study of Duanesburg properties. It is described as having been developed in a relatively rapid manner between 1860 and 1890.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in Delanson
Delanson, New York
Delanson is a village in Schenectady County, New York, United States. The population was 385 at the 2000 census.The Village of Delanson is in the southeast region of the Town of Duanesburg.-Geography:Delanson is located at ....
, Schenectady County, New York
Schenectady County, New York
Schenectady County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 154,727. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Schenectady. The name is from a Mohawk Indian word meaning "on the other side of the...
. The district includes 31 contributing buildings on 19 properties. The buildings were built between about 1860 and 1890. They are primarily residential, with one church (Delanson Methodist Church) and one former commercial building. They are generally two story, frame structures with clapboard siding and include representative buildings of the Late Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
and Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
styles.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1984.
The district was described in a 1984 multiple resource study of Duanesburg properties. It is described as having been developed in a relatively rapid manner between 1860 and 1890.