Kingsboro Historic District
Why it's listed
Kingsboro Historic District is a roughly 14-acre cluster of early dwellings in the northeast corner of Gloversville, New York, arranged around Kingsboro Avenue Park. It includes mainly one- and two-family homes, a church, a cemetery, a monument to pastor Elisha Yale, and a brick school of 1900 that now serves as a museum. Two houses keep the plain exteriors of about 1800, and most of the others date from 1820 to 1840. The district was one of the earliest settled areas in what became Fulton County. New Englanders, many from Connecticut, arrived after the Revolution and created a village with a green, white frame houses and a church. The 1838 Greek Revival church, built of brick with a wood pediment and tower, is the key building, and a local carpenter, Samuel Stewart Mills, is thought to have designed it. Gloversville later grew around the hamlet and absorbed it, but the architecture still records its earlier origins.
Significance in brief: The district marks one of the first settled areas of what became Fulton County and keeps the look of the New England villages its post-Revolutionary settlers came from. Its 1838 Greek Revival church is an exceptional example of the style. The early architecture shows that this corner of Gloversville has an older history than the rest of the city, which grew around it.
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 75001190, listed February 24, 1975. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Area surrounding Kingsboro Ave. Park to N side of cemetery and S to include both sides of Gregory St., Gloversville |
|---|---|
| County | Fulton County |
| Listed | February 24, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75001190 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Kingsborough Church thought to have been designed and built by Samuel Stewart Mills, a local carpenter |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival (church); early 19th-century New England-style homes |
| Areas of significance | Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as excellent to good; the properties are in private and public ownership and in residential, religious, park and museum use. The school houses the Fulton County Historical Society museum. |
| Acreage | 14 |
| Coordinates | 43.06697, -74.33633 (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 75001190.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6413123
- This listing as JSON
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