Adams Commercial Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Adams Commercial Historic District

Adams, Jefferson County, New York
Listed
September 28, 2006
Type
District
Period
Modern
Ref No.
06000882

About this property

Adams Commercial Historic District is a historic district located at Adams in Jefferson County, New York. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It includes 21 contributing buildings and one contributing structure, encompassing the historic commercial core of the village of Adams.

Location

Adams, Jefferson County, New York
43.80916, -76.02381

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 06000882. It was listed on September 28, 2006.

Categories

COMMERCETRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

District School No. 19
Early Republic
8 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Lake Ontario (naval) 1756
1756Colonial
5.8 mi
Battle of Sackett's Harbor (May 1813)
1813Early Republic
10.2 mi
Battle of Big Sandy Creek (1814)
1814Early Republic
10.4 mi
Second Attack on Sackett's Harbor 1814
1814Early Republic
10.5 mi
Battle of Sackett's Harbor
1813Early Republic
10.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Adams Commercial Historic District listed on the National Register?

Adams Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Adams Commercial Historic District?

Adams Commercial Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Adams Commercial Historic District?

The period of significance for Adams Commercial Historic District is recorded as the modern era.

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