Moriah Town Office Building
National Register of Historic Places

Moriah Town Office Building

Port Henry, Essex County, New York
Listed
May 17, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
95000594

About this property

Moriah Town Office Building is a historic town hall building, located at Port Henry in Essex County, New York, built in 1875. It is a massive, 3-story rectangular, five-by-three-bay, brick building capped by a concave mansard roof in the Second Empire style. It features three tall brick chimneys with molded caps, symmetrically placed gable dormers, and a square roof-top cupola. Also on the property are a carriage house and modest clapboard-sided building, used as a court house. It was built as the main office of Witherbee, Sherman, and Company (later Republic Steel) and obtained for use as town offices in May 1959. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Location

Port Henry, Essex County, New York
44.04901, -73.46176

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Sources

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When was Moriah Town Office Building listed on the National Register?

Moriah Town Office Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Moriah Town Office Building?

Moriah Town Office Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Moriah Town Office Building?

The period of significance for Moriah Town Office Building is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1875.

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