Village of Antwerp Historic District

Antwerp's historic district takes in most of the village's built-up area in northeastern Jefferson County, New York. The Indian River crosses the village, and a limestone arch bridge of 1880 links the commercial blocks on the north with the residential streets to the south. Along Main Street, three blocks of common-walled Italianate-inspired shops were rebuilt largely in stone and brick after fires in 1867 and 1889. Across the street stand the Richardsonian Romanesque Town Hall, the Gothic Revival Congregational Church of 1876, and the Crosby Memorial Library of 1917. Residential streets show Federal houses, modest Greek Revival working-class dwellings, high-style Italianate homes, and Stick-style rows on Hoyt Avenue. St. Michael's Church, built in 1816 and attributed to Joseph-Jacques Ramee, is among the oldest buildings. The district also includes a memorial park with a Civil War monument, two cemeteries, and outbuildings. Of 276 resources, 247 contribute to its character, and few modern intrusions disturb the village's historic appearance.