Northern River Street Historic District

Northern River Street Historic District is the name of conservation district on the River Street ( on the site of the southbound U.S. Highway 4 ) north of Federal Street and one block east of Iceland Green Bridge in Troy, New York in the United States. He was the 1988 National Register of Historic Places added and is called to distinguish it from the earlier existing River Street Historic District, the five Historic District in Troy, was the 1986 were merged to form the Central Troy Historic District one.

The area of the district comprises 80 acres. Then there are 13 industrial and commercial buildings made ​​of brick, made between the mid-19th century and early 20th century. This zone were cut off from the rest of the Centre by the construction of the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad and evolved as a center of predominant in Troy industries of that time, especially the textile industry. As these sectors were always insignificant from the mid-20th century, contributed to the expansion of Federal Street at the entrance to the bridge and other measures of urban renewal for further isolation of the road train. Consequently, the area of extensive renovation measures was spared and remained largely intact.

Geography

The conservation district includes the 403-429 buildings on the west side of the building and 420-430 on the east side of River Street. The resulting surface is irregular.

Building

The west side of the stretch of road is dominated by the building 409-415 River Street, a four-story former warehouse with six yokes, which dates back to the 1840s, making it the oldest building in the district. The pilasters of brownstone on the front page attest to the decisive influence of the Meoklassizismus at the time of construction. The neighboring building 417-419 River Street is high, but includes only three bays and a decade was built in similar style later. This is followed by 421-423 River Street, built in 1885 the building of the HC Curtis Collar Co. With six yokes and five floors, it is the largest building in this historic district. Since cornice is provided with ornaments made ​​of pressed metal, an inscription reads 1868 REBUILT 1884.

At the north end of the building number is 425 River Street, a narrow 1892 built house with five storeys. The upper rows of windows are arched windows and go from Backsteinpilastern forth that come from below. Decorative brick runners run around the building. Further north there are two smaller buildings built around 1910 and the newest buildings are in the district.

South of the large warehouse are two smaller buildings. 403 River Street has three floors and comes from the same time as the warehouse. 405-407 River Street was built in 1888 as the Gaiety Theatre and was rebuilt after a fire twenty years later, in the style of the Dutch Colonial Revival with stepped gables again.

The east side is dominated by three large three-story brick warehouses, all built around 1885. To the north is located at 428-430 River Street with about ten years later arisen two-story brick building.

History

The stretch of road was separated from the center of Troy by the construction of the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad in the 1830s. The railway line ran from a bridge now no longer existing on a line parallel to the Federal Street in the city. By the railway and the availability of water power by the nearby river, the area was an attractive location for the production of removable collar, which had developed from the local cotton-processing industry and the associated warehouses which gave the city Troy its enduring nickname.

The space in the area was limited and further extensions were made in the northern border area of ​​the city, where space was available. The railway line was finally removed, as the textile industry in the 20th century was in decline and detachable shirt collars were no longer needed in the former extent; Instead, the road was extended. Some of the property between Federal and Jacob Street were rebuilt in the 1950s to other uses. The local urban renewal in the 1960s and 1970s isolated the area even more of the Downtown Troy, led simultaneously to the fact that the buildings of the district essentially remained intact and preserved as a transition between the commercial Troy in the south and the industrial use of Troy in the north were.

The stretch of road can be found not only in the National Register of Historic Places, but also part of the Historic Riverfront District, the City Administration has reported. Special building codes and a development plan is in place to preserve the historic character. The stretch of road has been revived with small retail shops and restaurants, such as the River Street Cafe upstairs of 429 River Street, which overlooks the Hudson River.