New Concord Historic District
Why it's listed
New Concord is a small hamlet in the Town of Chatham, in north-central Columbia County, New York, about ten miles west of the Massachusetts border. Its historic district follows County Route 9 north and south of a small green and holds 40 contributing and 13 noncontributing resources, mostly frame houses with barns and other outbuildings, plus a church and a cemetery. Most buildings date from the early to mid-19th century, though a few 18th-century houses survive in altered form. The district reflects the settlement of the area from the mid-1700s and the later spread of Federal and Greek Revival styles through rural carpentry. The Anson Pratt House, built about 1812, is the best-known building, with an upright-and-flanker form, Palladian window, urns and fluted pilasters. The Sylvester Van Valkenburgh House shows a stylized Federal frieze. The 1838 church has a Greek Revival entrance and a bell tower. Three buildings were documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey.
Significance in brief: The district is nominated for its Social History and Architecture, with a period of significance from about 1754 to 1900. It preserves a frontier-settled hamlet whose dwellings show Federal and Greek Revival design, including the Anson Pratt House, built about 1812 in the Adam-inspired Federal taste. The Methodist and Reformed church and the Van Valkenburgh house add further examples of period design.
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 09001268, listed January 19, 2010. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Co. Rt. 9, New Concord |
|---|---|
| County | Columbia County |
| Listed | January 19, 2010 |
| Reference number | 09001268 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | C.1754-1900 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Largely residential; the hamlet still has single dwellings, a church, a post office and a cemetery in use. |
| Acreage | 182.7 |
| Coordinates | 42.39587, -73.52430 (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 09001268.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7006677
- This listing as JSON
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