Ellenville Downtown Historic District

Ellenville's downtown historic district covers the commercial core of the village in Ulster County, New York, in the valley between the Shawangunk and Catskill mountains. Its street pattern follows early routes, and its buildings date from about 1820 to 1960. The Delaware and Hudson Canal, fully navigable in 1828, spurred the village's growth, and the railroad arrived in 1871. Surviving buildings include Greek Revival and Italianate structures such as the 1858 Methodist Episcopal Church and the 1868 First National Bank Building, a Second Empire house, a Romanesque bank and office building now serving as town hall, and Norbury Hall, built as a firehouse clubhouse with a dance hall. Liberty Square, given to the village in 1875, still holds a fountain. Many former houses were converted to commercial use. The district was recognized for its role in local commercial development, transportation, and the summer resort economy, and for its range of architectural styles.