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Music Hall
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Music Hall

Cohoes’s first place on the National RegisterListed Feb 18, 1971; only 114 of New York’s 6,529 listings are older
French Second EmpireListed 1971Cohoes
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About Music Hall

Music Hall, at NW corner of Remsen and Oneida Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 18, 1971: the first place in Cohoes to be listed. Only 114 of New York’s 6,529 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as French Second Empire, as it does for 27 other New York listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPerformance venue in Cohoes, New York, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 37 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1874 to today

  1. 1874Built
  2. 1971Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 55 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

NW corner of Remsen and Oneida Sts., Cohoes · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Music HallStart here
  2. 2Dr. Jay McDonald TowersBuilding · next door
  3. 3Olmstead Street Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Silliman Memorial Presbyterian ChurchEnglish Gothic · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Downtown Cohoes Historic DistrictNeoclassical Revival · next door
Around it

6 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BDelaware and Hudson Railroad Freight HouseBuilt 19100.3 miDRoulier Heights Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBJ. Leonard Lackman HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBWilliam J. Dickey HouseStick0.4 mi★Harmony Mill No. 3Building0.4 miDEnlarged Erie Canal Historic District (Discontiguous)District0.5 mi

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Questions about Music Hall

Is Music Hall on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 18, 1971 (Register number 71000527).

Is Music Hall a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Harmony Mill No. 3, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Music Hall?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Music Hall?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 37 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75316279 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.