National Register of Historic Places

Poughkeepsie Almshouse and City Infirmary

Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
Listed
December 4, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78001849

About this property

Poughkeepsie Almshouse and City Infirmary is a historic almshouse and infirmary complex located at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. The complex includes five contributing buildings. The almshouse buildings has a three-story, seven-bay, main block flanked by matching two-story, five-bay, wings. It was built in 1868 of brick with wood trim and features Italianate style details. J.A. Wood is credited as the building's architect. The City Infirmary building was built in 1907 and enlarged in 1936. It is a two-story brick and stone building and features a two-story, flat roofed, semi-circular entrance portico. The infirmary closed in 1972. Also on the property are a carriage house, barn, laundry building, combination barn / ice house, and shed. It has been adaptively reused as a satellite campus for Adelphi University. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Location

20 Maple St.
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
41.70075, -73.91206

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When was Poughkeepsie Almshouse and City Infirmary listed on the National Register?

Poughkeepsie Almshouse and City Infirmary was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Poughkeepsie Almshouse and City Infirmary?

Poughkeepsie Almshouse and City Infirmary is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Poughkeepsie Almshouse and City Infirmary is recorded as the industrial era.

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