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Lowertown Historic District (Lockport, New York)
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Lowertown Historic District is a national historic district
located at Lockport
in Niagara County, New York
. The district is predominantly residential in nature, with some commercial structures and warehouses. The mose elegant homes are along Market Street, east of Chapel Street, facing the Erie Canal
. Notable structures in this district include the Western Block Company Warehouse, a -story stone structure built before 1855; Lockport Bank Building built in 1829, and located at 315-319 Market Street; Washington Hunt House, built in 1831 and home to New York Governor Washington Hunt
, and located at 363 Market Street; the former Christ Episcopal Church at 425 Market Street; and the Vine Street School, an Italianate
style one-room school
built in 1864.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973.
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 Lockport
Lockport (city), New York
Lockport is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 21,165 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a set of Erie canal locks within the city. Lockport is the county seat of Niagara County and is surrounded by the town of Lockport...
in Niagara County, New York
Niagara County, New York
Niagara County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 216,469. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word Onguiaahra; meaning the strait or thunder of waters. It is the location of Niagara Falls and Fort Niagara, and...
. The district is predominantly residential in nature, with some commercial structures and warehouses. The mose elegant homes are along Market Street, east of Chapel Street, facing the Erie Canal
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of...
. Notable structures in this district include the Western Block Company Warehouse, a -story stone structure built before 1855; Lockport Bank Building built in 1829, and located at 315-319 Market Street; Washington Hunt House, built in 1831 and home to New York Governor Washington Hunt
Washington Hunt
Washington Hunt was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He moved to Lockport, New York in 1828 to study law, was admitted to the bar in 1834, and opened a law office on Market Street in 1835...
, and located at 363 Market Street; the former Christ Episcopal Church at 425 Market Street; and the Vine Street School, an 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 one-room school
One-room school
One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In most rural and small town schools, all of the students met in a single room...
built in 1864.
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 1973.
External links
- Bissell-Spalding House, 471 Market Street, Lockport, Niagara County, NY: 1 photo, 2 data pages, and 2 photo caption pages at Historic American Building Survey
- Washington Hunt House, 363 Market Street, Lockport, Niagara County, NY: 2 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
- Lockport Bank Building, 317-319 Market Street, Lockport, Niagara County, NY: 2 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
- Nathan Dayton House, 499 Market Street, Lockport, Niagara County, NY: 2 photos, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
- Josiah K. Skinner House, 485 Market Street, Lockport, Niagara County, NY: 2 photos, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
- Christ Episcopal Church, 425 Market Street, Lockport, Niagara County, NY: 2 photos, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
- Vine Street School, Vine & Garden Streets, Lockport, Niagara County, NY: 2 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey