Clermont Civic Historic District

Along U.S. Route 9 in the crossroads hamlet of Clermont, three public buildings and a cemetery form the civic core of the town. The southernmost is Clermont Academy, a Federal style frame building of 1834 with an octagonal cupola, built on land donated by the Livingston family. Next is the 1894 Town Hall, a modest Queen Anne style building that served as town offices, voting place, meeting place, grange hall and later a fire house. Farther north stands St. Luke's Church of 1857, a Gothic Revival frame church with board-and-batten siding and an open bell tower, thought to have been designed by Richard M. Upjohn. Behind it lies Clermont Cemetery, established around 1850 and open to all town residents. The academy and church were listed individually in 1983; adding the town hall and cemetery recognized the group as a cohesive set of resources tied to the educational, political, social and religious life of the town. All four remain largely intact and in public or community use.