Central Troy Historic District

Central Troy Historic District covers roughly 96 acres at the heart of Troy, New York, on the east bank of the Hudson River just below its meeting with the Mohawk. It takes in the downtown commercial core and surrounding residential streets, with 679 contributing features built between 1787 and about 1940, mostly of brick. The district merges five earlier historic districts with the buildings between them. River Street's warehouses, rebuilt after the 1820 fire, reflect Troy's role as a river trade center. Monument Square and the banking blocks of First Street show later commercial growth, with buildings such as the Cannon Building, the Rice Building and the McCarthy Building. Residential blocks, including Second Street and the Washington Park area, display Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival and Queen Anne houses built for merchants, industrialists and middle-class residents. The boundaries separate this concentration of intact buildings from altered or modern surroundings.