{"nrhp_refnum":"73001259","name":"Washington Park Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Washington Park and adjacent properties on 2nd, 3rd, and Washington Sts. and Washington Pl.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Troy","county":"Rensselaer County","state":"NY","lat":42.72408059300005,"lon":-73.69257204194295,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-05-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, made up of Washington Park, laid out in 1840, and the residential and religious buildings facing its four sides. It covers about 11 acres just south of Troy's central business district.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Washington Park as an important American example of the private residential square tradition begun in London in the late eighteenth century. It is notable for the integrity of both the original design and the continuing purpose of the park and surrounding buildings. Deed covenants required a consistent building line and a unified design for the south side, and the area housed many of Troy's leading 19th century business figures.","narrative":"Washington Park Historic District in Troy, New York, centers on a fenced, tree-shaded park about 270 feet on each side, laid out in 1840 and modeled after an English residential square. Three-story brick and brownstone houses, rowhouses and two St. Mary's Church buildings face the park on all four sides, kept to a uniform building line. The oldest buildings, along the south side, date from the 1840s and share a single design with full-height pilasters and a common pediment. Other sides were built up during the second half of the 19th century. Deed covenants set the building line, reserved the park as a private ornamental space for lot owners, and assessed them for its upkeep, a duty the Washington Park Association still performs. Wealthy Troy industrialists and financiers built homes here. The district is valued for its cohesive scale, its materials and the lasting integrity of its design and purpose.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Park is private, maintained by the Washington Park Association, with many houses converted from single-family to apartment use; most interiors retain 19th century character. Condition is marked altered, on its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.993475-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001259.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"16000367","name":"Central Troy Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/central-troy-historic-district-boundary-increase-16000367/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321321","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Park_Historic_District_(Troy,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7972114"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rensselaer-county/washington-park-historic-district-73001259/"}