Franklin Village Historic District - Franklin, NY
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"Franklin ... the most intact historic village in the western Catskill Mountains."
Waymark Code: WMR1M2
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2016
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"The Franklin Village Historic District consists of 169 properties and contains a total of 248 contributing buildings and features. The majority of contributing buildings are residential (139 structures) with a total of 83 contributing dependencies. Contributing elements also include three churches, twelve commercial buildings, one industrial structure, five institutional and/or public buildings, four historic cemeteries and one monument. There are fifteen non-contributing principal buildings." "Much of Franklin's unique character can be attributed to the architectural compatibility resulting from common scale, materials, and building traditions, and from relatively uniform building setbacks complemented by rows of large, predominantly maple, shade trees. A number of bluestone sidewalks remain intact in the village as well. These features combine to distinguish Franklin as perhaps the most intact historic village in the western Catskill Mountains."
Street address: Wakeman and Institute Aves., Main, Center, Maple, Water, 2nd, 3rd, and West Sts. Franklin, NY USA 13775
County / Borough / Parish: Delaware
Year listed: 1984
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Education, Architecture Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Historic function: Domestic, Funerary Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current function: Domestic, Funerary Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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