{"nrhp_refnum":"80002742","name":"Cooperstown Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"NY 28, NY 80 and Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cooperstown","county":"Otsego County","state":"NY","lat":42.705893300500065,"lon":-74.92472918070081,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Commerce","Military","Agriculture","Transportation","Literature","Exploration/Settlement","Law","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district covering about three-quarters of the village of Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, at the southern end of Lake Otsego. It contains roughly 566 structures, including residences, commercial buildings and institutions, with the oldest dating from 1786.","why_significant":"The surviving text only partly covers the significance statement, which is not included in the excerpt. The description shows a district that takes in virtually all of the area settled before 1900 and preserves the street grid from William Cooper's 1786 survey. It holds a full range of 19th-century architectural styles and several nationally important museums.","narrative":"Cooperstown Historic District takes in about three-quarters of the village of Cooperstown, the Otsego County seat, where Lake Otsego meets the Susquehanna River. It includes roughly 566 structures: 38 built between 1786 and 1825, 111 from 1825 to 1860, 228 from 1860 to 1900, 114 from 1900 to 1930 and 74 since 1930. The oldest houses cluster in the northeast corner, on a street grid based on William Cooper's 1786 survey. Main Street holds a commercial district with a full range of 19th-century styles and some of the village's finest buildings. Nearby are the county government buildings, including the County Court House, and institutions such as the National Baseball Hall of Fame, a hospital, a library and the New York State Historical Association. Residential areas fall into three groups: Greek Revival houses from 1825 to 1850, Italianate houses from 1860 to 1895, and early twentieth century houses. Together they show how the village developed from its founding.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Federal, Colonial Revival and other 19th- and early 20th-century styles","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is marked excellent and good, with some alteration. The district is occupied and has modern intrusions, including automobile-related ones on Chestnut Street.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.920228-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80002742.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002742/d311b0c17e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002742/d311b0c17e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wknight94 talk","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inn_at_Cooperstown,_New_York.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Wknight94 talk</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inn_at_Cooperstown,_New_York.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"99001136","name":"Glimmerglass Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/glimmerglass-historic-district-99001136/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320919","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperstown_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5167957"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/otsego-county/cooperstown-historic-district-80002742/"}