Downtown Cohoes Historic District
Downtown Cohoes Historic District, Historic district in Cohoes, New York, United States.
The Downtown Cohoes Historic District encompasses 35 acres with 165 buildings constructed between 1820 and 1930, featuring Victorian, Romanesque, and Beaux-Arts architecture.
The district transformed from a farming settlement into an industrial center following the Erie Canal construction, becoming a major textile manufacturing hub by the 1800s.
The district contains the Cohoes Music Hall and multiple religious structures, including St. John's Episcopal Church, representing the social fabric of industrial-era communities.
The district is accessible via NY 470 and contains numerous commercial establishments, with guided walking tours available for visitors interested in architectural exploration.
Several former textile mills within the district used power from the adjacent Cohoes Falls, which supplied energy for manufacturing operations throughout the 19th century.
Location: New York
GPS coordinates: 42.77417,-73.70111
Latest update: March 13, 2025 01:23
Cohoes Falls
1.6 km
Peebles Island State Park
1.5 km
Green Island Bridge
4.4 km
Harmony Mills
812 m
Cohoes Music Hall
161 m
Day Peckinpaugh
1.8 km
Kate Mullany House
4.1 km
Urger
2.7 km
Collar City Bridge
3.9 km
112th Street Bridge
1.6 km
Lansingburgh Academy
2 km
Troy–Waterford Bridge
2.8 km
Harmony Mill No. 3
902 m
Van Schaick House
1.4 km
Lock 18 of Enlarged Erie Canal
1.4 km
Northern River Street Historic District
4.5 km
Haskell School
2.6 km
Watervliet Side Cut Locks
4.7 km
Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad: Green Island Shops
2.7 km
Olmstead Street Historic District
150 m
Waterford Village Historic District
2.5 km
Northside Historic District
1.4 km
Cohoes City Hall
133 m
Trinity Church Lansingburgh
2.1 km
J. Leonard Lackman House
514 m
William J. Dickey House
494 m
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
3.7 km
Ormsby-Laughlin Textile Companies Mill
2.1 kmReviews
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