Lower Main Street Historic District
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The Lower Main Street Historic District
is the first several blocks of Main Street (NY 52 Business) east of its intersection with South Street, the end of its concurrency
with NY 9D
. It covers about 50 acres (20 ha) and includes 32 buildings, most of them in the late 19th-century Italianate
style
.
Many of them have been extensively renovated are used for businesses such as boutiques and art galleries. The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
currently has its home in one of the buildings. One of the contributing properties
, an old firehouse
now reused
as a cut glass shop, has been added to the National Register in its own right.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1987.
Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
is the first several blocks of Main Street (NY 52 Business) east of its intersection with South Street, the end of its concurrency
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with NY 9D
New York State Route 9D
New York State Route 9D , also known as the Bear Mountain – Beacon Highway, is a north–south state highway that runs along the eastern shore of the Hudson River in New York in the United States. It starts at the eastern end of the Bear Mountain Bridge at U.S...
. It covers about 50 acres (20 ha) and includes 32 buildings, most of them in the late 19th-century 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...
style
Architectural style
Architectural styles classify architecture in terms of the use of form, techniques, materials, time period, region and other stylistic influences. It overlaps with, and emerges from the study of the evolution and history of architecture...
.
Many of them have been extensively renovated are used for businesses such as boutiques and art galleries. The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
Beacon Institute
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries, Clarkson University, with offices in City of Beacon and Troy, New York, is a 501 not-for-profit environmental research organization focusing on real-time monitoring of river ecosystems...
currently has its home in one of the buildings. One of the contributing properties
Contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
, an old firehouse
Beacon Engine Company No. 1 Firehouse
The former Lewis Tompkins Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse, sometimes known as 5/33, was the first built in what later became the city of Beacon, New York. Designed by Schuyler Tillman and Benjamin Hall in a Second Empire style, it was completed in 1893...
now reused
Adaptive reuse
Adaptive reuse refers to the process of reusing an old site or building for a purpose other than which it was built or designed for. Along with brownfield reclamation, adaptive reuse is seen by many as a key factor in land conservation and the reduction of urban sprawl...
as a cut glass shop, has been added to the National Register in its own right.
It was added to 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 1987.