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The Central Troy Historic District is an irregularly shaped, 96-acre (39 ha) area of downtown Troy, New York, United States.It has been described as "one of the most perfectly preserved 19th-century downtowns in the [country]" [3] with nearly 700 properties in a variety of architectural styles from the early 19th to mid-20th centuries.
The Rensselaer County Historical Society (RCHS) is a non-profit, historical society and museum, to promote the study of the history of the Rensselaer County, NY.RCHS was founded in 1927, and originally operated out of a single room in the Troy Public Library, collecting manuscripts and published materials related to the county's history.
Troy is a city in the U.S. state of New York and is the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York. It is located on the western edge of that county on the eastern bank of the Hudson River just northeast of the capital city of Albany. Troy has close ties to Albany, New York and nearby Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital ...
In the 1950s, Sandy Island Beach was opened as a private beach resort by LeGrande and Eva Smith. The resort became very popular. As Jack Major described it, "Overnight, Sandy Pond Beach – renamed Sandy Island Beach – became the place to go". [8] Ed Wyroba recalled that, through the 1960s, "it was the hottest spot on the shoreline.
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View of Downtown Troy from the park in 2020 Lawn Tennis and Croquet Grounds, Prospect Park in 1912. Prospect Park is an 80-acre (32 ha) city park in Troy, New York.The park is situated between Congress and Hill Street on top of Mount Ida.
The district is defined by building addresses: 403-429 River Street on the west side, and 420-430 River Street on the east.The resulting district is irregularly shaped, taking in all of the west side between Federal and Jacob streets but only the northern half on the east side.
The Cannon Building in Troy, New York is located on Broadway between First and State streets. It is the oldest building on Monument Square. [2] It was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis and built in 1835. In 1970 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]