{"nrhp_refnum":"08000138","name":"Knox Street Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Knox St. between Madison Ave. & Morris St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Albany","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.65509612000005,"lon":-73.77038483363722,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-03-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of 24 brick buildings, mostly attached row houses, along two blocks of Knox Street between Madison Avenue and Morris Street in the Park South neighborhood of Albany, New York, built mainly between 1875 and 1886, plus one circa 1838 Federal-style house on Morris Street.","why_significant":"The district is significant as a small, intact group of late nineteenth-century brick rowhouses in Italianate, Queen Anne and modest Romanesque Revival styles. Details such as corbelled brick and projecting bays are described as highly unusual, and the uniform height and scale give the short street a cohesive sense of place. The buildings were largely speculative construction by the Walsh Brothers, tied to the development of Washington Park.","narrative":"Knox Street in Albany's Park South neighborhood is lined with 24 brick buildings, most of them attached row houses, built largely between 1875 and 1886 as Washington Park was taking shape nearby. The Walsh Brothers, John and Edmund, carpenters and speculative builders who had lived on the street, are believed to have built most of them. The houses mix Italianate, early Queen Anne and modest Romanesque Revival details, including corbelled brick, projecting bays, ornate lintels and heavy wooden cornices. One freestanding house at 137 Knox has a rural character, and an older Federal-style house at 74 Morris Street dates to about 1838, built for nurseryman James Wilson. Surrounded mostly by frame houses, the street stands out for its uniform scale, setback and materials. It was recognized for the architectural quality and cohesion of this small group of rowhouses. Today many of the buildings keep much of their original character, and most are divided into apartments.","period_of_significance":"c.1838-1886","architect_builder":"John and Edmund Walsh, builders","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Italianate; Queen Anne (with modest Romanesque Revival and one Federal style building)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Many houses retain much of their original design and character; only a few are single-family homes and most are divided into apartments. Two former corner storefronts were converted to residential use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.487129-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/08000138.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000138/fb08aec53a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000138/fb08aec53a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire portfolio, click here.@thatmattwade This image is protected by copyright! If you would like to use it, please read this first.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knox_Street_Historic_District.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire portfolio, click here.@thatmattwade This image is protected by copyright! If you would like to use it, please read this first.</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:Knox_Street_Historic_District.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"72000818","name":"Washington Park Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/washington-park-historic-district-72000818/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316255","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_Street_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6423588"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/knox-street-historic-district-08000138/"}