{"nrhp_refnum":"77000984","name":"Chestertown Historic District (Additional Documentation)","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Canada Dr. (U.S. 9)","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chestertown","county":"Warren County","state":"NY","lat":43.65189138300005,"lon":-73.80109445448129,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-08-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture","Religion","Entertainment/Recreation","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small 2.5-acre historic district on U.S. Route 9 (Canada Drive) in the village of Chestertown, Warren County, New York, made up of three adjacent buildings: the Fowler Homestead, the Church of the Good Shepherd (1883-84) and the Chester Town Hall (1913).","why_significant":"The three buildings are the village's only architecturally significant structures and come from different periods and serve different functions. The Fowler farmhouse is a well-preserved Greek Revival example with a portion possibly dating to the 18th century. The church reflects late 19th century Episcopal missionary work in the Adirondacks, and the former high school shows a plain vernacular school design. The nomination rates the significance as local.","narrative":"Chestertown's historic district is a compact group of three buildings facing U.S. Route 9 in the center of the village, in northern Warren County. The Fowler Homestead is a rambling wood farmhouse built in stages, with a small section reputed to be the oldest and a prominent Greek Revival portion probably added in the 1840s by Charles Fowler. Barns, sheds, a family cemetery and a 1913 centennial monument are also within the boundaries. Beside it stands the Church of the Good Shepherd, a small wood mission church built in 1883 at a cost of $2,500 by the Albany Episcopal Diocese, with a steep roof, bell tower and stick style gable decoration. The third building, now the Chester Town Hall and a museum, was constructed in 1913 as a high school and later served as a factory and antique shop. Together they show how plain wood detailing gave the village a consistent character across several periods.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival farmhouse; rural vernacular parish church revival (Stick style detail); vernacular school building","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present uses include a private residence, a church, and a town hall with a museum on the second floor. Condition is listed as good and unaltered, 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 02:50:38.8021-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/77000984.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000984/e8a0b827bd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000984/e8a0b827bd-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:Church_of_the_Good_Shepard_Chestertown_NY_Jun_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:Church_of_the_Good_Shepard_Chestertown_NY_Jun_11.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322772","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestertown_Historic_District_(Chestertown,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5093871"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/warren-county/chestertown-historic-district-additional-documentation-77000984/"}