White Creek 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 White Creek

White Creek, New York

White Creek is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 3,411 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 in Washington County, New York

Washington County, New York

Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington...

. It includes 20 contributing buildings. The buildings are predominantly residential and were built between 1770 and 1885. The majority are Greek Revival

Greek Revival architecture

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 in style, with representatives of the Federal

Federal architecture

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 and Queen Anne

Queen Anne Style architecture

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 styles. Greek Revival style commercial structures are also present and include a church, hotel

Hotel

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 / tavern

Tavern

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, general store

General store

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, and harness shop.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1979.