Stockade Historic District

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The Stockade Historic District is a nationally recognized historic neighborhood in Kingston, New York, noted for its well-preserved 17th- and 18th-century architecture and significance as one of the earliest European-settled areas in the state.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
nationally recognized historic neighborhood
architecturalStyle Dutch Colonial
Federal
Georgian
Victorian
contains Four Corners (Kingston, New York)
Kingston City Hall
Kingston Uptown business district
Kingston Uptown residential area
Old Dutch Church (Kingston, New York)
Senate House State Historic Site
country United States
governedBy City of Kingston government
hasBuildingUse civic
commercial
religious
residential
hasCharacteristic brick townhouses
mixed residential and commercial buildings
narrow streets
stone houses
hasCulturalValue representation of early European urban settlement in New York
hasHeritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places
hasPreservationStatus protected historic area
hasSignificance early center of Dutch and English colonial settlement in the Hudson Valley
important site in early political history of New York
one of the earliest European-settled areas in New York State
hasStreetPattern grid plan
heritageDesignation U.S. National Register of Historic Places historic district
historicalPeriod 17th century
18th century
knownFor Dutch colonial architecture
early American urban layout
well-preserved 17th-century architecture
well-preserved 18th-century architecture
locatedIn Hudson Valley
Kingston, New York
New York State
Ulster County, New York NERFINISHED
namedAfter stockade fortifications
originalFunction fortified settlement
partOf City of Kingston
region Northeastern United States
subjectOf local preservation ordinances
tourismType heritage tourism destination


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