Clinton Avenue Historic District
Also known as: See Also:Senate House
Why it's listed
Clinton Avenue Historic District covers a section of Kingston, New York, that follows the lines of the original Dutch village. The district takes in all of Clinton Avenue between Westbrook Lane and North Front Street, parts of North Front Street, and the east side of Fair Street between North Front and John Streets. Its buildings date from the late seventeenth to the early twentieth century and serve commercial and residential uses. Clinton Avenue and North Front Street follow the stockade erected in 1654 by Peter Stuyvesant, and the streets keep the original Dutch layout. Archeological remains of the stockade logs likely survive in a lot across from the Senate House. The nomination argues that the buildings individually show the city's architectural development, and that together with the street pattern and landscaping they form the historic and spatial setting of the Senate House, a state historic site. Preserving the district was considered essential to interpreting that site.
Significance in brief: The district lies within the original Kingston stockade of 1654, built under Peter Stuyvesant, and its streets preserve the original Dutch street pattern. Its buildings illustrate the city's architectural development from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Together with the street pattern and landscaping, they form the setting of the Senate House state historic site, so preserving the district is crucial to interpreting that site.
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 70000434, listed February 5, 1970. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Clinton Ave. and Fair St., Kingston |
|---|---|
| County | Ulster County |
| Listed | February 5, 1970 |
| Reference number | 70000434 |
| Resource type | District |
| Areas of significance | Transportation, Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Form checks the condition as fair, partly altered and occupied, with mixed commercial and private residential use. Archeological remains of the stockade logs are thought likely to survive in a lot across from the Senate House. |
| Coordinates | 41.93481, -74.02431 (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 70000434.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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