Franklin Village Historic District is a national historic district

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...

 located at Franklin

Franklin (village), New York

Franklin is a village in Delaware County of the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 402.The Village of Franklin is in the Town of Franklin.-Geography:Franklin is located at ....

 in Delaware County, New York

Delaware County, New York

Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties...

. The district contains 242 contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and one contributing object. The majority of the buildings are residential, with three churches, 12 commercial buildings, one industrial structure, five institutional and/or public buildings, four historic cemeteries, and one monument. One of the churches is a board and batten

Batten

A batten is a thin strip of solid material, typically made from wood, plastic or metal. Battens are used in building construction and various other fields as both structural and purely cosmetic elements...

 structure reportedly designed by Richard Upjohn

Richard Upjohn

Richard Upjohn was an English-born architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches. He was partially responsible for launching the movement to such popularity in the United States. Upjohn also did extensive work in and helped to popularize the...

 and his son Richard M. Upjohn

Richard M. Upjohn

Richard Michell Upjohn, FAIA, was an influential American architect, co-founder and president of the American Institute of Architects.-Early life and career:...

 in 1865. Located within the district is the separately listed New Stone Hall

New Stone Hall

New Stone Hall is a historic school building located at Franklin in Delaware County, New York, United States. It was built in 1855-1856 and is a three story rectangular building, eight bays wide and three bays deep. It features a slate covered hipped roof and octagonal cupola...

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1984.