Luckey, Platt & Company Department Store
Why it's listed
Luckey, Platt & Company Department Store is a group of commercial buildings on Main Mall and Academy Street in Poughkeepsie. The business began as a company formed in 1845 and took its present name in 1869, when Edmund P. Platt bought an interest. It moved to 332 Main in 1874 and expanded through the early twentieth century. The complex includes a four-story building at 332-334 Main dating from about 1867, a three-story furniture annex at 12-16 Academy Street designed by Percival M. Lloyd about 1910, and a five-story building at 336-346 Main designed by Edward C. Smith and completed in 1922-23. The newest building has a molded cornice with small lion's heads, paired and triple windows, and a stone first story. The Academy Street annex keeps its original storefront and an interior with walnut office partitions, stained-glass windows and iron stairways. The store advertised 30 individual shops under one roof and 175 clerks, and it is valued as a Classical Revival landmark of regional commerce.
Significance in brief: The store grew from a company formed in 1845 into one of the largest department stores in the Hudson Valley, and it expanded steadily until 1923. Its Classical Revival wing and main building are described as adding to its importance in Hudson Valley commercial culture. It also has early-twentieth-century commercial architecture and an early record of fixed-price and cash-only selling.
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 82001146, listed November 26, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 332-346 Main Mall, Poughkeepsie |
|---|---|
| County | Dutchess County |
| Listed | November 26, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82001146 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | 336-346 Main: Edward C. Smith of Poughkeepsie; 12-16 Academy: Percival M. Lloyd of Poughkeepsie |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as a store; condition listed as excellent, with the first story of 336-346 Main modified about 1950-1960. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 41.70287, -73.92596 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82001146.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6697739
- This listing as JSON
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