Stockade Historical District
A landmark on Washington Ave, in the middle of things: 70 places within a five-minute walk. One of 36 history & landmarks in Schenectady.















On the National Register since 1973

Stockade Historic District
Stockade Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 3, 1973. It is significant for its commerce, historic - non-aboriginal, education and architecture at the state level. Its architecture is described as Dutch Colonial and Federal and Greek Revival and Baroque and Romanesque and French and Gothic Revival. The district takes in 394 historic buildings.
The Stockade Historic District is located in the northwest corner of Schenectady, New York, United States, on the banks of the Mohawk River. It is the oldest neighborhood in the city, continuously inhabited for more than 300 years. Union College first held classes in a building within the district, and later it would be one of the termini of an early suspension bridge that was, at the time, the longest in North Ame…
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70 places within a five-minute walk of Stockade Historical District.
32 Washington Ave
The nearest neighbor is Arthur's Market, 1 min walk away.
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