Ford Block, Oneonta

Name: Ford Block
Address: Oneonta, United States

#13 among attractions in Oneonta

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Ford Block is a historic commercial building located at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York. It is a large, three story brick building in a modified Queen Anne style. It was built between 1881 and 1882 and is built of load-bearing brick walls and covered by a flat composition roof. The first floor is a series of storefronts; the second window openings on the second level have segmental arches and those on the third floor round arches. In 1975, it was saved from demolition as part of the urban renewal of Oneonta by a group of local businessmen. ()

Built: 1881 (143 years ago)Coordinates: 42°27'14"N, 75°3'43"W

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Oneonta United States

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Ford Block – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oneonta Theatre, Yager Museum of Art & Culture, Swart-Wilcox House, Old Post Office.

~580 ftSW
Concerts and shows, Entertainment, Theater
Oneonta Theatre, Oneonta
3 min walk • Oneonta Theatre is a historic theatre building located at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York. The original structure was built about 1897 and expanded in several stages.
0.5 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Yager Museum of Art & Culture, Oneonta
14 min walk • The Yager Museum of Art & Culture is located on the campus of Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York and is open to the public during the academic year; summer hours vary. The museum features archaeology collections from the Upper Susquehanna area of prehistoric and early Native American items.
0.8 miSW
Museum, History museum
Swart-Wilcox House, Oneonta
22 min walk • Swart-Wilcox House is a historic home located at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York. It is a German Palatine Vernacular settlement period house built about 1807. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, wood-frame house with a gable roof and clapboard siding. Attached to the house is a shed and carriage shed.
~590 ftNE
Interesting neighbourhood
Old Post Office, Oneonta
3 min walk • Old Post Office is a historic post office building located at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York, United States. It was built in 1915, and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, Oscar Wenderoth.
~730 ftS
42°27'7"N • 75°3'43"W
Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta
4 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~230 ftNE
Interesting neighbourhood
Municipal Building, Oneonta
2 min walk • Municipal Building, also known as Old City Hall, is a historic city hall building located at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York.
0.8 miNW
Universities and schools
Hartwick College, Oneonta
20 min walk • Hartwick College is a private liberal arts college in Oneonta, New York. The institution's origin is rooted in the founding of Hartwick Seminary in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick.
~1260 ftSE
Baseball field, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Damaschke Field, Oneonta
7 min walk • Damaschke Field, officially Dutch Damaschke Stadium, is a sports playing field and stadium in Oneonta, New York. Primarily used for baseball, the field has been a municipal landmark for over a hundred years.
~1130 ftNE
Neighbourhood
Fairchild Mansion, Oneonta
6 min walk • Fairchild Mansion is a historic home located at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York. It is a three-story brick building with a turret, gables, a pedimented entrance porch and a porte cochere in the Queen Anne style.

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Which popular attractions are close to Ford Block?

Nearby attractions include Municipal Building, Oneonta (2 min walk), Oneonta Theatre, Oneonta (3 min walk), Old Post Office, Oneonta (3 min walk), Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta (4 min walk).