National Register of Historic Places listings in Niagara Falls, New York
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Niagara Falls, New York.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Niagara Falls, New York, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.[1]
There are 99 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Niagara County. The city of Niagara Falls is the location of 38 of these properties and districts; they are listed here, while the other properties and districts are listed separately. One additional property in the city was formerly listed but has been removed. Two of these sites, the Adams Power Plant Transformer House and the Niagara Reservation, are further designated as National Historic Landmarks.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 1, 2024.[2]
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Current listings
[edit]| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams Power Plant Transformer House |  |
June 11, 1975 (#75001212) |
Buffalo Ave. near Portage Rd. 43°04′54″N 79°02′34″W / 43.081667°N 79.042778°W | Niagara Falls | McKim, Mead, and White designed structure from the first alternating current electric generating plant in the world; constructed in 1895. |
| 2 | Buildings on Niagara Street at Fourth Street |  |
November 10, 2022 (#100008345) |
308-328 Niagara St. 43°05′19″N 79°03′31″W / 43.0885°N 79.0586°W | Niagara Falls | |
| 3 | Buildings at Niagara and Seventh Streets |  |
March 7, 2019 (#100003433) |
610-628 Niagara St. 43°05′19″N 79°03′15″W / 43.0886°N 79.0541°W | Niagara Falls | |
| 4 | Chilton Avenue-Orchard Parkway Historic District |  |
August 30, 2010 (#10000771) |
Portions of Chilton Avenue and Orchard Parkway 43°06′02″N 79°03′17″W / 43.100556°N 79.054722°W | Niagara Falls | |
| 5 | Deveaux School Historic District |  |
June 5, 1974 (#74001281) |
2900 Lewiston Rd. 43°07′12″N 79°03′36″W / 43.120000°N 79.060000°W | Niagara Falls | Campus of school for impoverished boys; later boys prep school. |
| 6 | First Presbyterian Church |  |
April 11, 2014 (#14000145) |
311 1st St., Rainbow Blvd., N. 43°05′12″N 79°03′41″W / 43.0866°N 79.0614°W | Niagara Falls | |
| 7 | First Presbyterian Manse |  |
June 27, 2012 (#12000367) |
162 Buffalo Ave. 43°05′00″N 79°03′36″W / 43.0832°N 79.0599°W | Niagara Falls | |
| 8 | First Unitarian Universalist Church of Niagara |  |
January 25, 2007 (#06001301) |
639 Main St. 43°05′44″N 79°03′24″W / 43.0956°N 79.0567°W | Niagara Falls | Classical Revival style constructed in 1921–22. |
| 9 | Former Niagara Falls High School |  |
January 24, 2002 (#01001507) |
1201 Pine Ave. 43°05′36″N 79°02′08″W / 43.0933°N 79.0356°W | Niagara Falls | High school built in 1923–24; now community arts center. |
| 10 | Hall Apartments |  |
September 9, 2022 (#100008112) |
550-552 3rd St. 43°05′32″N 79°03′34″W / 43.0921°N 79.0595°W | Niagara Falls | |
| 11 | Holley-Rankine House |  |
October 4, 1979 (#79003793) |
525 Riverside Dr. 43°04′53″N 79°03′20″W / 43.0814°N 79.0556°W | Niagara Falls | Gothic Revival cottage built about 1855; now operated as a bed and breakfast. |
| 12 | Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex |  |
June 11, 2010 (#10000334) |
1419 Falls St. 43°05′13″N 79°02′39″W / 43.0869°N 79.0442°W | Niagara Falls | |
| 13 | Jefferson Apartment Building |  |
January 5, 2005 (#04001452) |
250 Rainbow Blvd. 43°05′10″N 79°03′33″W / 43.0861°N 79.0592°W | Niagara Falls | Eight story brick apartment building constructed in 1926. |
| 14 | Main Street Historic District | February 4, 2021 (#100006092) |
1300-2127 Main St., 813-822 Cleveland Ave., 833 Lincoln Pl., 801-831 Linwood Ave., 1600 Lockport St., 800-909 Niagara Ave., 908-919 Ontario Ave., 832-919 Ontario Ave., 832 Pierce Ave., 1317-1329 Portage Rd., 835 Willow Ave. 43°06′21″N 79°03′12″W / 43.1059°N 79.0533°W | Niagara Falls | ||
| 15 | James G. Marshall House |  |
July 16, 2004 (#04000709) |
740 Park Place 43°05′45″N 79°03′26″W / 43.095833°N 79.057222°W | Niagara Falls | Three story Arts and Crafts style dwelling built in 1913 |
| 16 | Mount St. Mary's Hospital |  |
December 22, 2015 (#15000922) |
515 6th St. 43°05′29″N 79°03′27″W / 43.091471°N 79.0573667°W | Niagara Falls | Early 20th-century building reflects growing Catholic immigrant population |
| 17 | The Niagara |  |
December 5, 2008 (#08001145) |
201 Rainbow Blvd. 43°05′06″N 79°03′40″W / 43.085°N 79.061111°W | Niagara Falls | Former hotel building. |
| 18 | Niagara Falls Armory |  |
March 2, 1995 (#95000076) |
901 Main St. 43°05′51″N 79°03′14″W / 43.0975°N 79.053889°W | Niagara Falls | Castellated armory building constructed in 1895; part of the Multiple Property Submission for Army National Guard Armories in New York State. |
| 19 | Niagara Falls City Hall |  |
January 26, 2001 (#00001688) |
745 Main St. 43°05′45″N 79°03′19″W / 43.095833°N 79.055278°W | Niagara Falls | Beaux-Arts style municipal building constructed in 1923–24. |
| 20 | Niagara Falls Public Library |  |
June 5, 1974 (#74001282) |
1022 Main St. 43°05′55″N 79°03′14″W / 43.0987165°N 79.053916°W | Niagara Falls | Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie funded library constructed in 1902-1904; now city offices. |
| 21 | Niagara Falls School District Administration Building |  |
December 10, 2014 (#14001020) |
607 Walnut St. 43°05′34″N 79°03′19″W / 43.092678°N 79.055262°W | Niagara Falls | 1928 Classical Revival building constructed when two village school districts were merged into one city district |
| 22 | Niagara Reservation |  |
October 15, 1966 (#66000555) |
Niagara Reservation 43°04′54″N 79°03′55″W / 43.081667°N 79.065278°W | Niagara Falls | Oldest state park in the United States, established in 1885. |
| 23 | Oakwood Cemetery |  |
September 10, 2014 (#14000581) |
763 Portage Rd. 43°05′49″N 79°03′00″W / 43.0968222°N 79.0501346°W | Niagara Falls | 1852 cemetery has special section for people who went over the falls in a barrel |
| 24 | Park Place Historic District |  |
October 1, 2010 (#10000809) |
Park Place, portions of Prince Ave., 4th St., and Main St. 43°05′44″N 79°03′25″W / 43.095556°N 79.056944°W | Niagara Falls | |
| 25 | Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Complex |  |
December 3, 2019 (#100004736) |
1112 South Ave. 43°06′22″N 79°02′54″W / 43.1060°N 79.0484°W | Niagara Falls | 1889 church with early 20th century school built for congregation founded 1855 |
| 26 | The Sagamore Apartments and Shops |  |
September 9, 2022 (#100008113) |
518-524, 530 Main St. 43°05′30″N 79°03′35″W / 43.0917°N 79.0598°W | Niagara Falls | |
| 27 | St. Mary's Nurses' Residence |  |
July 16, 2004 (#04000711) |
542 6th St. 43°05′35″N 79°03′21″W / 43.093056°N 79.055833°W | Niagara Falls | Brick residence hall constructed in 1928. |
| 28 | Schoellkopf Hall |  |
March 27, 2023 (#100008744) |
2900 Lewiston Rd. 43°07′12″N 79°03′35″W / 43.1201°N 79.0598°W | Niagara Falls | |
| 29 | Schoellkopf Power Station No. 3 Site |  |
February 20, 2013 (#13000029) |
East bank of Niagara River; 1,600 feet (490 m) downriver from Rainbow Bridge 43°05′35″N 79°03′44″W / 43.093°N 79.0621°W | Niagara Falls | Stone wall is most visible remnant of power plant whose 1956 collapse into the river cleared the way for development of Niagara Power Project, considered culmination of effort to put utilities in public hands. |
| 30 | Seippel Bakery and Richard Apartments |  |
May 18, 2018 (#SG100002463) |
531 3rd St. 43°05′31″N 79°03′33″W / 43.092°N 79.0592°W | Niagara Falls | 1913 mixed-used Renaissance Revival mixed-use building expanded in 1926 |
| 31 | Hazard H. Sheldon House |  |
May 11, 2011 (#11000275) |
539 4th St. 43°05′31″N 79°03′28″W / 43.0919°N 79.0578°W | Niagara Falls | Italian Villa style stone dwelling built about 1857. |
| 32 | South Junior High School |  |
June 7, 2016 (#16000344) |
561 Portage Rd. 43°05′33″N 79°02′46″W / 43.0925°N 79.0461°W | Niagara Falls | |
| 33 | Tatler Club | May 13, 2024 (#100010270) |
6 Fourth Street 43°04′54″N 79°03′27″W / 43.0816°N 79.0575°W | Niagara Falls | ||
| 34 | U.S. Customhouse |  |
July 16, 1973 (#73001227) |
2245 Whirlpool St. 43°06′35″N 79°03′21″W / 43.1097°N 79.0558°W | Niagara Falls | Stone customhouse constructed in 1863. |
| 35 | United Office Building |  |
January 18, 2006 (#05001537) |
220 Rainbow Blvd. 43°05′14″N 79°03′45″W / 43.0872°N 79.0625°W | Niagara Falls | Art deco 20-story skyscraper completed in 1929. |
| 36 | US Post Office-Niagara Falls Main |  |
May 11, 1989 (#88002379) |
615 Main St.[5] 43°05′34″N 79°03′25″W / 43.0928°N 79.0569°W | Niagara Falls | Post office built in 1904-1907; part of the Multiple Property Submission for the US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943. |
| 37 | Whitney Mansion |  |
January 17, 1974 (#74001283) |
335 Buffalo Ave. 43°04′54″N 79°03′31″W / 43.0817°N 79.0586°W | Niagara Falls | Two-story Greek Revival stone structure built in 1849. |
| 38 | Johann Williams Farm |  |
January 10, 1980 (#80002730) |
10831 Cayuga Dr. 43°05′29″N 78°56′36″W / 43.0914°N 78.9433°W | Niagara Falls | Farmhouse and related outbuildings dating to 1840s. |
Former listings
[edit]| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shredded Wheat Office Building | October 18, 1974 (#74002329) | January 1, 1977 | 430 Buffalo Avenue | Niagara Falls | Demolished in December 1976. |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ Address based on USPS website. Accessed April 1, 2016.
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