{"nrhp_refnum":"71000524","name":"Delaware and Hudson Railroad Passenger Station","other_names":["Altamont Village Hall"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St. and the Delaware and Hudson RR","address_restricted":false,"city":"Altamont","county":"Albany County","state":"NY","lat":42.700889569000026,"lon":-74.03272341199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-08-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half-story railroad passenger station in the Village of Altamont, Albany County, New York, built in 1887 for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad and now used as the village hall.","why_significant":"The station is significant locally for its architecture and its role in transportation. The railroad line was the main reason the village grew where it did, and the station recalls the confidence of the golden age of railroading. Its height and scale dominate the village center beside the village green, and its rehabilitation has encouraged improvements to nearby buildings.","narrative":"Built in 1887, this railroad passenger station in Altamont, New York, served the Delaware and Hudson line and now functions as the village hall. The building has one and a half stories on a rectangular plan, with masonry walls to window level and wood frame above. It has a slate hip roof, four eyebrow dormers, a brick chimney with a corbeled cap, and a pyramidal-roofed cupola at the center. Passenger canopies project on the trackside west elevation. Inside, the wood-paneled waiting room and the original ticket office remain intact. The railroad was the main reason the village developed where it did, and the station reflects the confidence of the golden age of railroading. Passenger service stopped in 1964, and the station was sold to a local citizens' group, then acquired by the Village. After rehabilitation, it hosts activities from senior citizen meetings to ballet classes, and nearby buildings facing the green have been painted and improved.","period_of_significance":"1887","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Passenger service ended in 1964 and the station was put up for sale. A local citizens' group bought it and the Village later acquired it. The exterior was repaired and painted, and the interior was rehabilitated for use as a village hall and community center. Condition is listed as good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.725024-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/71000524.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000524/16ff20982c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000524/16ff20982c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delaware_and_Hudson_Railroad_Passenger_Station_Altamont_NY_Feb_11.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delaware_and_Hudson_Railroad_Passenger_Station_Altamont_NY_Feb_11.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"82001054","name":"Altamont Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/altamont-historic-district-82001054/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316209","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altamont_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5253436"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/albany-county/delaware-and-hudson-railroad-passenger-station-71000524/"}