Altamont Historic District
Why it's listed
Main Street in Altamont, a village in the town of Guilderland, Albany County, New York, is lined with a district of about 36 buildings on roughly eleven acres. It runs from Thacher Drive to the railroad station. Most buildings are two- or three-story wood-frame houses, some with storefronts, built between about 1860 and 1926. Styles include Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival and Bungalow, along with simpler gable-roofed and L-plan houses. Typical details are clapboard or scalloped-shingle siding, bracketed cornices and one-story front porches. Several buildings have been altered with aluminum or asbestos siding, new windows or removed porches. One house at 172 Main Street began as a barn and was converted to a dwelling in 1937. The district also includes a village park with a bandstand and the 1897 railroad station, which was listed separately in 1971 and now serves as offices. The district was entered in the register in November 1982 as part of the Guilderland Multiple Resource Area.
Significance in brief: The surviving pages are the building inventory, boundary description and photographs; the Section 8 statement of significance and the criteria are not included. The district is presented as a cohesive group of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century village buildings along Main Street. It is part of the Guilderland Multiple Resource Area and includes the 1897 railroad station, which was already listed in 1971.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 82001054, listed November 10, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | Main St. between Thacher Dr. and the RR station, Guilderland |
|---|---|
| County | Albany County |
| Listed | November 10, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82001054 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architectural style | Mixed late 19th and early 20th century styles including Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival and Bungalow |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The railroad station has been adapted for use as offices; many houses have lost original porches or been altered with new siding or windows. |
| Acreage | 11 |
| Coordinates | 42.70181, -74.03044 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82001054.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4736131
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.