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National Register of Historic Places

Powers Home

Also known as Davenport Homestead

On the National Register since 197452 years
Greek RevivalListed 1974Troy
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Powers Home

Powers Home, at 819 3rd Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 16, 1974. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Greek Revival, as it does for 886 other New York listings. The listing covers 1 acre.

What it isTroy, New York, NRHP-listed. 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 · 35 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 15 minutes

819 3rd Ave., Troy · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Powers HomeStart here
  2. 2Lion FactoryBuilt 1884 · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Matton ShipyardIndustrial · 0.3 mi on
Around it

12 more Register listings within a mile

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

DCorliss Park Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBMethodist Episcopal Church of LansingburghBuilding0.6 miBOrmsby-Laughlin Textile Companies MillRomanesque Revival0.6 miDWaterford Village Historic DistrictFederal0.6 miDCentral Lansingburgh Historic DistrictDistrict0.7 miBCatholic Central High SchoolBuilding0.7 miDTrinity Church LansingburghGothic Revival0.7 miBFirst Presbyterian Church of LansingburghBuilding0.7 miDPeebles (Peobles) IslandDistrict0.7 miBLansingburgh AcademyBuilding0.8 miBHerman Melville HouseEarly Republic0.8 miDNorthside Historic DistrictVictorian1 mi
More like it

Greek Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Greek Revival.

Waterford Village Historic District0.6 mi away
Trinity Church Lansingburgh0.7 mi away
Oakwood CemeteryBuilt 1850 · 1.5 mi away
Downtown Cohoes Historic District1.6 mi away

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Questions about Powers Home

Is Powers Home on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 16, 1974 (Register number 74001298).

Is Powers Home 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, 1.7 miles away.

Can you visit Powers Home?

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 Powers Home?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 35 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 75321279 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.