Market Street Row
Why it's listed
Three buildings at 88, 90 and 94 Market Street in Poughkeepsie form a row that spans more than a century of local building. At the center is the Mott-Van Kleeck House, a simple two-and-a-half-story clapboarded frame house dating to about 1780, with a Federal-style doorway and a later nineteenth-century tower. It is identified as the oldest frame structure within the city limits. On either side stand brick townhouses from the 1880s and about 1890, with fan carving, three-sided and square bays, peaked slate roofs, iron cresting, stone trim and Eastlake-style porches. Market Street was the route of the King's Highway, later the Albany Post Road and Route 9, the main road between New York City and Albany. The row is valued as a rare surviving group of intact, generously sized period buildings in an area that has lost many others. Local residents recognized its importance after the house narrowly avoided demolition by urban renewal in the mid-1970s.
Significance in brief: The row includes the Mott-Van Kleeck House, described as the oldest frame structure within Poughkeepsie's city limits and the row's most significant building for its rare style and method of construction. The two brick townhouses show distinctive elements of their period. Together they form a significant group of period buildings in an area that has seen much demolition and modification, and they reflect residential preferences on one of the city's most important streets.
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 82001149, listed November 26, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 88-94 Market St., Poughkeepsie |
|---|---|
| County | Dutchess County |
| Listed | November 26, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82001149 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Federal-style entrance on the Mott-Van Kleeck House; Queen Anne-style brick house at No. 94 with Eastlake-style porch |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Originally residences on a major commercial street, the buildings have recently been preserved through adaptation as commercial or professional buildings. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 41.70138, -73.93044 (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.
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 82001149.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6770766
- This listing as JSON
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