{"nrhp_refnum":"70000428","name":"Fifth Avenue-Fulton Street Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded by Grand, William, and Union Sts., and Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Troy","county":"Rensselaer County","state":"NY","lat":42.733404250000035,"lon":-73.68262812099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-03-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Community Planning and Development","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district centered on two blocks of Fifth Avenue on the eastern edge of downtown Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, bounded by Grand Street to the north and Broadway to the south. It has thirty-seven residential, religious, industrial and commercial properties built between 1862 and 1894.","why_significant":"The district was almost entirely destroyed by the Great Fire of 1862 and quickly rebuilt in a consistent scale and height. It mixes compatible residential, industrial, religious and commercial buildings and shows the influence of Troy architect M.F. Cummings. It is also noted for the prominent nineteenth-century occupants of its houses.","narrative":"Two blocks of Fifth Avenue on the eastern edge of downtown Troy, New York, make up this district of thirty-seven residential, religious, industrial and commercial properties built between 1862 and 1894. Nearly everything in the area burned in the Great Fire of 1862, and it was rebuilt quickly in a consistent scale and building height. The dominant house type is the three-story brownstone-style rowhouse with a basement, with carriage houses on the parallel service streets, Williams and Union. The district also includes the W. & L.E. Gurley Company main building, nominated separately. Architect M.F. Cummings, one of Troy's notable architects of the later nineteenth century, shaped the area. He designed the Second Presbyterian Church, and many rowhouses may follow his pattern book. The district is valued for its architecture and setting, and for the nineteenth-century residents whose business and social careers form a significant chapter in Troy's history. Exteriors are largely intact and in generally good condition.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (buildings constructed 1862-1894)","architect_builder":"M.F. Cummings (Second Presbyterian Church, possibly Fifth Street Baptist Church); William Hodgins (session house); William J. Howes (contractor for church)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as intact and generally in good condition, with most buildings little altered on the exterior; the east side of Fifth Avenue between Broadway and Fulton Street is the exception. Occupied; uses include commercial, industrial, private residence and religious.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.893567-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/70000428.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321224","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rensselaer-county/fifth-avenue-fulton-street-historic-district-70000428/"}