Delaware and Hudson Railroad Freight House, Cohoes

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The Delaware and Hudson Railroad Freight House is a historic railroad building located at Cohoes, Albany County, New York. The freight house was built in 1910 by the Delaware and Hudson Railway. It is a one-story, rectangular brick building on a raised, battered concrete basement. It measures approximately 40 feet wide and 300 feet long, and has a low pitched gable roof. ()

Built: 1910 (114 years ago)Coordinates: 42°46'20"N, 73°41'56"W

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Delaware and Hudson Railroad Freight House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cohoes Falls, Peebles Island State Park, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes City Hall.

1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Cohoes Falls, Cohoes
31 min walk • Cohoes Falls is a waterfall on the Mohawk River shared by the city of Cohoes and the town of Waterford, New York.
1 miNE
Park
Peebles Island State Park, Cohoes
25 min walk • Peebles Island State Park is a 190-acre state park located at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers in New York. A majority of the park is located in Saratoga County, with a smaller portion located in Albany County.
~1460 ftNW
Music and shows, Theater, Concerts and shows
Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes
8 min walk • Cohoes Music Hall is a vintage music hall located at 58 Remsen Street in Cohoes, New York, United States. It is a four-story brick building in the Second Empire architectural style.
~900 ftN
City hall, Romanesque architecture
Cohoes City Hall, Cohoes
5 min walk • Cohoes City Hall is located at 97 Mohawk Street in the city of Cohoes, New York, United States. It combines elements of the Chateauesque and Romanesque Revival architectural styles popular when it was built in 1896. J.C. Fuller, the Kansas state architect at the time, was chosen for his experience in designing public buildings.
~940 ftNW
Neighbourhood
Downtown Cohoes Historic District, Cohoes
5 min walk • The Downtown Cohoes Historic District takes up 35 acres of the city of Cohoes, New York, United States. Many of the 165 contributing properties date from the 1820-1930 period when the Erie Canal and Harmony Mills were the mainstay of the city's economy.
0.7 miNW
Neighbourhood
Harmony Mills, Cohoes
18 min walk • Harmony Mills, in Cohoes, New York, United States, is an industrial district that is bordered by the Mohawk River and the tracks of the former Troy and Schenectady Railroad. It was listed as Harmony Mills Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
1 miE
Museum, Park
Herman Melville House, Troy
26 min walk • The Herman Melville House is a historic home located at Lansingburgh in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. It was a home of author Herman Melville between 1838 and 1847.
1.2 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Trinity Church Lansingburgh, Troy
32 min walk • Trinity Church Lansingburgh is a historic Episcopal church complex located at 585 Fourth Avenue in Troy, New York. The complex consists of the Gothic Revival style stone church designed by architect Henry C.
1.1 miSE
Cemetery
Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground, Troy
29 min walk • Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground is a historic cemetery located in the Lansingburgh section of Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. It was founded in 1771 and contains approximately 350 graves dating to 1912.
~1380 ftNW
Neighbourhood
Olmstead Street Historic District, Cohoes
7 min walk • The Olmstead Street Historic District is located along two blocks of that street in Cohoes, New York, United States.
0.4 miNW
Neighbourhood
Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District, Cohoes
11 min walk • Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District is a national historic district located at Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It includes two contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures.

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Which popular attractions are close to Delaware and Hudson Railroad Freight House?

Nearby attractions include Cohoes City Hall, Cohoes (5 min walk), Downtown Cohoes Historic District, Cohoes (5 min walk), Olmstead Street Historic District, Cohoes (7 min walk), Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes (8 min walk).