{"nrhp_refnum":"88002208","name":"Sandy Creek Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Jct. of Lake Rd. and US 11","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandy Creek","county":"Oswego County","state":"NY","lat":43.64423749500003,"lon":-76.08576310499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 3.7-acre linear historic district forming the commercial and civic center of the village of Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York, around Main Street and Harwood Drive. It holds fourteen contributing buildings dating from about 1835 to 1928.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be an intact, cohesive collection of mid-nineteenth to early-twentieth century commercial, civic and residential buildings. It shows the village's growth as a service center for surrounding farmland and a stopping place on the Syracuse-Watertown Plank Road. It is also notable for two Greek Revival houses by builder William Elliott Howlett, several Italianate commercial buildings and a Colonial Revival library.","narrative":"Sandy Creek Historic District covers 3.7 acres at the heart of the village of Sandy Creek in Oswego County, New York. It includes eleven properties and fourteen contributing buildings along Main Street and Harwood Drive, built between about 1835 and 1928. Most are two-story frame commercial buildings in the Italianate style, joined by three residences and a library. Main Street was once the Syracuse-Watertown Plank Road, which opened in 1849 and brought travelers and trade through the village. Fires in the 1880s, 1890s and 1912 led to rebuilding and to a village park. Two Greek Revival houses, built in 1857 and about 1861 by local builder William Elliott Howlett, show the influence of pattern books and fine craftsmanship. The Colonial Revival Ainsworth Memorial Library, given to the town in 1928, forms the focal point. Little development since 1928 has left the district with a high degree of integrity, and most buildings are still in use.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"William Elliott Howlett (builder of the Julius Robbins and Horace Scripture houses)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Italianate and Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most buildings continue in use and the district remains the village's commercial center; the rear foundation of 8085 Harwood Drive is deteriorated.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:46.008446-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002208.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314283","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Creek_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7417224"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oswego-county/sandy-creek-historic-district-88002208/"}