{"nrhp_refnum":"10000809","name":"Park Place Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Park Pl, portions of Prince Ave, 4th St, and Main St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Niagara Falls","county":"Niagara County","state":"NY","lat":43.095816739500066,"lon":-79.05823884724181,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-10-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, centered on Park Place and the 600 and 700 blocks of 4th Street, with parts of Pine Avenue and Main Street. It has 89 contributing buildings, mostly homes built from 1885 to 1928, plus a park and a stone fence.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the district as a well-preserved neighborhood tied to the city's power industry. Smaller 600-block lots housed workers and travelers, while larger Park Place and 700-block lots housed industrial executives, so the layout reflects class differences. The homes show Queen Anne, Italianate, Arts and Crafts, Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival styles.","narrative":"Park Place Historic District is a triangular residential neighborhood on the west side of Main Street in downtown Niagara Falls, New York. It includes Park Place, the 600 and 700 blocks of 4th Street, and parts of Pine Avenue and Main Street. Eighty-nine contributing buildings, mostly houses built between 1885 and 1928, stand alongside Wright Park, which holds veterans' memorials and a cenotaph obelisk, and a restored stone fence from the former Schoellkopf estate. The land was sold to Jacob Schoellkopf, whose hydraulic power company helped develop the area. Small lots on the 600 block of 4th Street held worker housing and travelers' homes. Larger lots on Park Place and the 700 block, protected by deed restrictions, held homes of the power company's executives and other industrial leaders. The houses show Queen Anne, Italianate, Arts and Crafts, Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival styles. Tree-lined streets and alley-served lots have kept the neighborhood's early residential character, unlike many nearby downtown areas that lost buildings to demolition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian (Italianate, Queen Anne); Late 19th & 20th Century Colonial Revival and Craftsman","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most of the district remains residential with high architectural integrity. A few homes have been adapted for office use, and a former gas station serves as a tourist center.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.482579-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/10000809.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000809/1a8d2b4c31-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000809/1a8d2b4c31-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Park_Place_Historic_District_Niagara_Falls_NY_Nov_10.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Park_Place_Historic_District_Niagara_Falls_NY_Nov_10.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320137","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Place_Historic_District_(Niagara_Falls,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7137931"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/niagara-county/park-place-historic-district-10000809/"}