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Pumpkin House
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National Register of Historic Places

Pumpkin House

Also known as Hart Tenant House

On the National Register since 199828 years
FederalListed 1998Troy
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Pumpkin House

Pumpkin House, at 180 Fourth St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 8, 1998. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Federal, as it does for 619 other New York listings. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in 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 · 33 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

180 Fourth St., Troy · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Pumpkin HouseStart here
  2. 2Central Troy Historic District (Boundary Increase)District · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Central Troy Historic DistrictClassical Revival · next door
  4. 4Troy Savings Bank and Music HallItalianate · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Cannon BuildingGreek Revival · next door
Around it

22 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DWashington Park Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBTroy Gas Light CompanyBuilding0.3 miBPublic School No. 10Georgian Revival0.3 miBNeemes FoundryBuilding0.3 miBInternational Shirt and Collar CompanyBuilding0.3 miBHart-Cluett MansionFederal · Built 18270.3 miBFire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling BuildingJacobean Revival0.3 miBSt. Paul's Episcopal Church ComplexGothic Revival · Built 18280.3 miDRiver Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBWinslow Chemical LaboratoryRomanesque · Built 18660.4 miBUS Post Office-TroyClassical Revival · Built 19300.4 miDSecond Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.4 miBProctor's TheaterBuilding0.4 miBMcCarthy BuildingBuilding0.4 mi★W. & L. E. Gurley BuildingBuilding0.4 miBNational State Bank BuildingBeaux Arts0.4 miBIlium BuildingBuilding0.4 miBOsgood, J.C., FirehouseQueen Anne0.5 mi
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BEmpire Stove WorksBuilding0.5 miBOld Troy HospitalBuilding0.5 miBChurch of the Holy CrossGothic Revival0.5 miDGrand Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi
More like it

Federal style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Federal.

Central Troy Historic District0.2 mi away
Hart-Cluett MansionBuilt 1827 · 0.3 mi away
Downtown Cohoes Historic District3.3 mi away
Waterford Village Historic District4.5 mi away

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Questions about Pumpkin House

Is Pumpkin House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 8, 1998 (Register number 98000573).

Is Pumpkin House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Troy Savings Bank and Music Hall, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Pumpkin House?

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 Pumpkin House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 33 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 75321283 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.