Balding Avenue Historic District
Why it's listed
Balding Avenue in Poughkeepsie is a single tree-shaded block of middle-class houses built mainly after the middle of the nineteenth century, with most dating from about 1872 to 1905. The roughly four-acre district includes a row of four simple Bracketed-style houses, along with Second Empire dwellings with slate mansard roofs and several Queen Anne examples with turrets, shingles and decorative porches. Gothic Revival and Eastern Stick elements also appear. All of the houses are two to three-and-a-half stories and clapboarded, though many now have modern siding. The street was shown as proposed on an 1867 map. Compared with the grander homes of Academy Street and the many worker dwellings elsewhere in the city, these houses show modesty and simplicity, and the street often goes unnoticed. Its intact streetscape adds to its period character, and local architect Percival M. Lloyd designed one of the buildings. The block is described as well maintained, reflecting residents' pride, and only one building is non-contributing.
Significance in brief: Balding Avenue is presented as one of Poughkeepsie's finest streets illustrating a solidly middle-class neighborhood of the later nineteenth century. Its houses are more modest and simpler than those on nearby Academy Street, and the tree-lined streetscape is intact. At least one local architect, Percival M. Lloyd, is known to have designed a building on the street.
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 82001120, listed November 26, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Balding Ave. between Mansion and Marshall Sts., Poughkeepsie |
|---|---|
| County | Dutchess County |
| Listed | November 26, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82001120 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Percival M. Lloyd (designed one structure, No. 32) |
| Architectural style | Bracketed, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Victorian Residential, Eastern Stick and Gothic Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as well maintained, with one non-contributing building; no threats to the area are reported. |
| Acreage | 4 |
| Coordinates | 41.70819, -73.92648 (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 82001120.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4850437
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.