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Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District

Coordinates: 42°46′39″N 73°42′11″W / 42.77750°N 73.70306°W / 42.77750; -73.70306
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Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District
Lock 15
Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District is located in New York
Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District
Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District is located in the United States
Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District
LocationCity of Cohoes, roughly from S to NW city boundary
Coordinates42°46′39″N 73°42′11″W / 42.77750°N 73.70306°W / 42.77750; -73.70306
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1836
ArchitectMerriam, Carr & Co.; Barker and Smith
NRHP reference No.04000434[1]
Added to NRHPMay 14, 2004

Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District is a discontiguous national historic district located in the City of Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It includes two contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures.[2] It encompasses resources associated with the Enlarged Erie Canal, 1835–1862, Locks 9 through 18. The district includes five numbered units with each unit representing a cohesive grouping of resources highlighted by one or more extant canal locks. Each unit consists of at least one remaining lock and the associated elements including sections of towpath, berm walls, engineering features, and canal prism.[3]

  • Unit 1: Lock 9
  • Unit 2: Lock 10
  • Unit 3: Locks 14 and 15
  • Unit 4: Lock 17
  • Unit 5: Lock 18

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ NRHP Registration Form
  3. ^ William E. Krattinger (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District (Discontiguous)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 18, 2010. See also: "Accompanying five photos".