{"nrhp_refnum":"96000815","name":"Russia Corners Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly, jct. of Military and Beecher Rds.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Russia","county":"Herkimer County","state":"NY","lat":43.25747648400005,"lon":-75.07961392796211,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-07-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small historic district covering the core of the hamlet of Russia Corners along Military Road (County Route 113) in the town of Russia, Herkimer County, New York. It holds six contributing buildings from about 1803 to 1830: a church, a school and four frame houses.","why_significant":"The district is described as a rare, intact crossroads hamlet from the settlement period of Herkimer County, with some of the most intact vernacular Federal and Greek Revival buildings in the region. It reflects settlement by New Englanders and Revolutionary War veterans on former Royal Grant lands, and the importance of the Military Road during the War of 1812. The Adam Frink House is singled out as the most architecturally significant dwelling.","narrative":"Russia Corners is a small crossroads hamlet on Military Road in Herkimer County, New York, preserved as a historic district of six contributing buildings. They are the Russia Union Church (1820), the District No. 5 School (1816) and four frame houses built between about 1803 and 1830. Most are timber-frame buildings on fieldstone foundations with board siding and gable roofs, showing vernacular Federal or Greek Revival details. The hamlet grew as New Englanders and Revolutionary War veterans settled former Royal Grant lands, and as the Military Road to Sackets Harbor gained importance during the War of 1812. A tavern in the Samuel White house sheltered soldiers on the march. The Adam Frink House, recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934, is noted for its delicate Federal detail. The school was restored in 1994-95 as a civic center, and the church still hosts services and gatherings. The district survives as a rare example of an early upland settlement hamlet.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1803-1830","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic/Federal and Mid-19th Century/Greek Revival (vernacular)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The Russia Union Church is still used for occasional religious services and public gatherings. The District No. 5 School was restored in 1994-95 and is used as a community civic center. The contributing buildings are described as retaining a high level of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.572176-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/96000815.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000815/beaf261084-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000815/beaf261084-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russia,_New_York.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr</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:Russia,_New_York.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318188","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_Corners_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7381940"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/herkimer-county/russia-corners-historic-district-96000815/"}