Franklin Village Historic District
Also known as: See Also:New Stone Hall
Why it's listed
Franklin is a small village in the narrow Ouleout Creek Valley of Delaware County, New York, and its historic district takes in 169 properties with 248 contributing buildings and features. Most are frame houses in Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate styles, with modest Victorian and early twentieth century examples. Three churches include an 1865 board and batten Gothic Revival church attributed to Richard and Richard M. Upjohn. Two three-story buildings from the Delaware Literary Institute, a colonnaded dormitory of 1854 and the stone New Stone Hall of 1856, anchor the educational group, joined by a Neoclassical school of 1932. A row of six intact Italianate stores forms the business district. Carriage barns and other outbuildings, four cemeteries and a monument add to the setting. Common scale, regular setbacks, maple shade trees and bluestone sidewalks give the village an unusually consistent appearance, which is why it is described as perhaps the most intact historic village in the western Catskills.
Significance in brief: The district is described as perhaps the most intact historic village in the western Catskill Mountains. Its character comes from common scale, materials and building traditions, uniform setbacks, shade trees and bluestone sidewalks. It includes educational buildings of the Delaware Literary Institute, a row of Italianate stores, churches and cemeteries.
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 84002220, listed September 7, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Wakeman and Institute Aves., Main, Center, Maple, Water, 2nd, 3rd, and West Sts., Franklin |
|---|---|
| County | Delaware County |
| Listed | September 7, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84002220 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Church of 1865 attributed to Richard and Richard M. Upjohn |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, and Neoclassical |
| Areas of significance | Education, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 189 |
| Coordinates | 42.33872, -75.16714 (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 84002220.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5492078
- This listing as JSON
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