{"nrhp_refnum":"03000604","name":"Clermont Civic Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"1795 US 9","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clermont","county":"Columbia County","state":"NY","lat":42.087043583500076,"lon":-73.82561336896768,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-07-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education","Politics/Government","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A civic historic district on the west side of U.S. Route 9 in the hamlet of Clermont, Columbia County, New York, grouping four resources: Clermont Academy (1834), Clermont Town Hall (1894), St. Luke's Church (1857) and Clermont Cemetery (c. 1850).","why_significant":"The district is significant under Criterion C in architecture as a distinctive, eclectic group of public buildings in Columbia County. It is also significant under Criterion A in politics/government, social history and education as the historic focal point of social activity, town government and schooling in the rural town of Clermont.","narrative":"Along U.S. Route 9 in the crossroads hamlet of Clermont, three public buildings and a cemetery form the civic core of the town. The southernmost is Clermont Academy, a Federal style frame building of 1834 with an octagonal cupola, built on land donated by the Livingston family. Next is the 1894 Town Hall, a modest Queen Anne style building that served as town offices, voting place, meeting place, grange hall and later a fire house. Farther north stands St. Luke's Church of 1857, a Gothic Revival frame church with board-and-batten siding and an open bell tower, thought to have been designed by Richard M. Upjohn. Behind it lies Clermont Cemetery, established around 1850 and open to all town residents. The academy and church were listed individually in 1983; adding the town hall and cemetery recognized the group as a cohesive set of resources tied to the educational, political, social and religious life of the town. All four remain largely intact and in public or community use.","period_of_significance":"1834-1920s","architect_builder":"Richard M. Upjohn (St. Luke's Church, thought to be the designer); others not stated","architectural_style":"Federal; Gothic Revival; Queen Anne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The academy is used as a community center and town historical society; the town hall remains in use; St. Luke's Church, given to the town in the late 1970s, is occasionally used for weddings and events; the cemetery still has burial space.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.577301-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/03000604.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000604/852debb659-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000604/852debb659-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clermont_Civic_Historic_District,_Clermont,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clermont_Civic_Historic_District,_Clermont,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312421","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clermont_Civic_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5131918"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/columbia-county/clermont-civic-historic-district-03000604/"}