Olmstead Street Historic District, Cohoes

Name: Olmstead Street Historic District
Address: Cohoes, United States

#11 among attractions in Cohoes

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The Olmstead Street Historic District is located along two blocks of that street in Cohoes, New York, United States. It is a microcosm of the city's economy at its peak in the mid- to late 19th century, consisting of a former textile mill complex, a filled-in section of the original Erie Canal, and three long blocks of row houses built for the millworkers. ()

Coordinates: 42°46'29"N, 73°42'10"W

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Olmstead Street Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Cohoes Falls, Cohoes
25 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
26 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.
~410 ftNE
Music and shows, Theater, Concerts and shows
Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes
2 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.
~820 ftE
City hall, Romanesque architecture
Cohoes City Hall, Cohoes
4 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.
~490 ftSE
Neighbourhood
Downtown Cohoes Historic District, Cohoes
3 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.
0.4 miN
Neighbourhood
Harmony Mills, Cohoes
12 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.
1.2 miE
Museum, Park
Herman Melville House, Troy
31 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.
1.4 miSE
Cemetery
Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground, Troy
35 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.
~1020 ftN
Neighbourhood
Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District, Cohoes
5 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 Olmstead Street Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes (2 min walk), Downtown Cohoes Historic District, Cohoes (3 min walk), Cohoes City Hall, Cohoes (4 min walk), Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District, Cohoes (5 min walk).