Central Troy Historic District
The Central Troy Historic District is an irregularly shaped, 96-acre (39 ha) area of downtown Troy, New York, United States.
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]" with nearly 700 properties in a variety of architectural styles from the early 19th to mid-20th centuries. These include most of Russell Sage College, one of two privately owned urban parks in New York, and two National Historic Landmarks. Visitors ranging from the Duke de la Rochefoucauld to Philip Johnson have praised aspects of it. Martin Scorsese used parts of downtown Troy as a stand-in for 19th-century Manhattan in The Age of Innocence.
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Worth seeing in and around Central Troy Historic District
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private research university in Troy, New York, United States. It is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world and in the Western Hemisphere.
1.2 km · private research university in Troy, New York · Wikipedia - 02Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery is a nonsectarian rural cemetery in northeastern Troy, New York, United States. It operates under the direction of the Troy Cemetery Association, a non-profit board of directors that deals strictly with the operation of the cemetery.
3.5 km · cemetery in Troy, New York · Wikipedia - 03Russell Sage College
Russell Sage College is a co-educational college with two campuses located in Albany and Troy, New York, approximately 150 miles north of New York City in the Capital District. Russell Sage College offers both undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs.
200 m · women's college in Troy, New York, USA · Wikipedia - 04Federal Dam
The Federal Dam is a manmade dam built across the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York from Troy on the east bank to Green Island on the west bank. The major function of the dam is to improve navigability.
2.7 km · dam owned and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers in Troy, New York, USA · Wikipedia - 05St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Troy, New York, United States, is located at Third and State streets.
300 m · episcopal church in Troy, New York, USA · Wikipedia - 06United States Post Office
The U.S. Post Office in Troy, New York, United States, is located at 400 Broadway, on the corners of Fourth and William Streets, the tenth location it has occupied in the city's history. It serves the ZIP Codes 12179 through 12182, which cover different sections of the city.
500 m · government building in Troy, New York · Wikipedia - 07Emma Willard School
Emma Willard School, originally called Troy Female Seminary and often referred to simply as Emma, is an independent university-preparatory day and boarding school for young women located in Troy, New York. Located on Mount Ida, it offers grades 9–12 and postgraduate coursework.
2.8 km · independent university-preparatory day and boarding school for young women · Wikipedia - 08Houston Field House
Houston Field House is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Opened in 1949 as the RPI Field House, it is the nation's second-oldest college hockey rink still in use, behind Princeton University's Hobey Baker Memorial Rink.
1.8 km · multi-purpose arena in Troy, New York, U.S · Wikipedia - 09Joseph L. Bruno Stadium
Joseph L. Bruno Stadium is a baseball stadium located on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York. It is the home field of the Tri-City ValleyCats of the National Association of Professional Baseball.
3.7 km · baseball stadium in Troy, New York · Wikipedia - 10Hart-Cluett Mansion
The Hart-Cluett Mansion is located at 57 Second Street in Troy, New York, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and is a contributing property to the Central Troy Historic District created in 1986.
200 m · historic house · Wikipedia
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Getting to Central Troy Historic District
- Airports
- Albany (ALB), 9 km · Bradley (BDL), 120 km · Syracuse Hancock (SYR), 201 km
- Hartford → Central Troy Historic District65 km · quickest by road, 1h 44m · $7–10
- New York → Central Troy Historic District113 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · $10–14
- Syracuse → Central Troy Historic District311 km · quickest by road, 7h 8m · $32–44
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- Go nextVisitors to the Albany area should consider day trips to destinations in the Berkshires of western Mass., including Tanglewood, Mass MoCA, and the Clark Art Institute.
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