Lowertown Historic District (Lockport, New York)

Lowertown Historic District is a national historic district located at Lockport in Niagara County, New York. The district is predominantly residential in nature, with some commercial structures and warehouses. The mose elegant homes are along Market Street, east of Chapel Street, facing the Erie Canal. Notable structures in this district include the Western Block Company Warehouse, a ​2 1⁄2-story stone structure built before 1855; Lockport Bank Building built in 1829, and located at 315-319 Market Street; Washington Hunt House, built in 1831 and home to New York Governor Washington Hunt, and located at 363 Market Street; the former Christ Episcopal Church at 425 Market Street; and the Vine Street School, an Italianate style one-room school built in 1864.[2]

Lowertown Historic District
Vine Street School, Vine & Garden Streets, Lockport, New York
LocationRoughly bounded by Erie Canal and New York Central RR, Lockport, New York
Coordinates43°10′47″N 78°40′42″W
ArchitectEldredge, Hezekiah; Et al.
Architectural styleGothic, Italianate
NRHP reference No.73001225 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 04, 1973

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Cornelia E. Brooke (April 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lowertown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying six photographs
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