Bridge Street Historic District

Bridge Street Historic District is a compact residential area of about 13 acres beside the Wallkill River in the Village of Montgomery, New York. It is the older and smaller of two districts nominated in the village, and it lies close to where the community first developed. Its 28 buildings include small Federal-period houses, most of them simple vernacular structures, along with a few Greek Revival homes and Victorian-era houses. Only two buildings were built for commerce, and the district also has one barn, a small hotel and two row houses. Notable buildings include the 1780 Isaac Jennings House, the 1792 Lindsay-Morrison House, home of the first mayor, and the Minnehaha Hotel of 1790. Many buildings have been altered with modern siding or windows, yet the streetscapes remain consistent in scale and character. The district was listed because it preserves the modest look of an early rural crossroads village, with its architecture reflecting several periods of the 19th century.