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A New York State historical marker for Van Schaick Island, part of the city of Cohoes. The marker is located near the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Ontario ...
The Downtown Cohoes Historic District takes up 35 acres (14 ha) of the city of Cohoes, New York, United States.Many of the 165 contributing properties date from the 1820-1930 period when the Erie Canal and Harmony Mills were the mainstay of the city's economy.
The Olmstead Street Historic District is located along two blocks of that street in Cohoes, New York, United States.It is a microcosm of the city's economy at its peak in the mid- to late 19th century, consisting of a former textile mill complex, a filled-in section of the original Erie Canal, and three long blocks of row houses built for the millworkers.
According to a study by the Center for Economic Growth, Cohoes was the fastest growing city in New York State in both 2015 and 2016. [4] The project has been hailed as a prime example of how adaptive re-use of historic buildings can revitalize cities, while clearing urban blight in an environmentally friendly manner.
Van Schaick House is a historic home located on Van Schaick Island at Cohoes in Albany County, New York.It was built about 1735 for Anthony Van Schaick (elder half-brother of Levinius Van Schaick), and is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, brick dwelling with a gambrel roof.
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 ...
Matton Shipyard is a historic shipyard and canal boat service yard located on Van Schaick Island at Cohoes in Albany County, New York.It consists of eight extant buildings, various surviving features, and archaeological remains dating to the period 1916 to 1983 when the site functioned as a shipyard, repair facility, and towboat operation on the New York State Barge Canal and Champlain Canal.
Lock 18 of the Enlarged Erie Canal is located off North Mohawk Street in Cohoes, New York, United States.It is made of stone blocks 3 by 2 by 1.5 feet (90 by 50 by 40 cm) in size, roughly 150 feet (46 m) in length, laid in a random ashlar pattern.