Union Street Historic District (Schenectady, New York)

Union Street Historic District
Three 19th-century brick houses attached at the sides. The one on the left is brown, the center one white and the right one red.
Walter McQueen House, ca. 1887, at 613 Union, with flanking houses from 1850s, 2008
Union Street Historic District (Schenectady, New York) is located in New York
Union Street Historic District (Schenectady, New York)
Union Street Historic District (Schenectady, New York) is located in the United States
Union Street Historic District (Schenectady, New York)
LocationSchenectady, NY
Coordinates42°48′57″N 73°56′11″W / 42.81583°N 73.93639°W / 42.81583; -73.93639
Area65 acres (26 ha)[1]
Built19th century
Architectural styleVarious 19th-century styles
NRHP reference No.82001268
Added to NRHP1982

The Union Street Historic District extends along a section of that street in Schenectady, New York, United States. Covering roughly two miles (3.2 km) of both sides of the street, it includes 184 buildings in its 65 acres (26 ha).[2]

Over the course of the 19th century, the city's development followed Union, one of the major through roads to the east, as it industrialized and expanded out of its colonial core on the banks of the Mohawk River. In 1982 the historic district was recognized and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ Breyer, Lucy (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Union Street Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  2. ^ "NEW YORK - Schenectady County - Historic Districts". National Register of Historic Places. 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.