Copake Iron Works Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Copake Iron Works Historic District

Copake Falls, Columbia County, New York
Listed
April 17, 2007
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
07000334

About this property

Copake Iron Works Historic District is a national historic district located at Copake Falls in Columbia County, New York. The district includes 11 contributing buildings, three contributing sites, eight contributing structures, and three contributing objects. They are associated with the remaining vestiges of the Copake Iron Works, an iron extraction and production operation established in the mid-19th century. It includes the remains of a charcoal blast furnace (ca. 1872), frame office and attached brick powder storage building, brick engine house and pattern shop, four frame workers houses, and a substantial Greek Revival dwelling. Also included in the district are a series of retaining walls, remnants of a cast-iron penstock, and a bridge abutment. Also located in the district is the previously listed Church of St. John in the Wilderness. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Location

Copake Falls, Columbia County, New York
42.12087, -73.51615

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Church of St. John in the Wilderness
Industrial
0.1 mi
Copake Falls Methodist Episcopal Church
Industrial
0.4 mi
Copake Memorial Clock
Industrial
2 mi
Copake United Methodist Church and Copake Cemetery
Colonial
2.1 mi
Copake Grange Hall
Industrial
2.1 mi

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When was Copake Iron Works Historic District listed on the National Register?

Copake Iron Works Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Copake Iron Works Historic District?

Copake Iron Works Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Copake Iron Works Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1872.

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