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New York National Historic Landmarks NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS PROGRAM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LISTING OF NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS BY STATE NEW YORK (272) ADAMS POWER PLANT TRANSFORMER HOUSE ..................................................................................... 05/04/83 NIAGARA FALLS, NIAGARA COUNTY, NEW YORK ADIRONDACK FOREST PRESERVE ........................................................................................................... 05/23/63 ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND ......................................................................................................................... 04/19/93 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE .................................................................................................................. 06/02/78 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK ANTHONY, SUSAN B., HOUSE .................................................................................................................... 06/23/65 ROCHESTER, MONROE COUNTY, NEW YORK ARMOUR-STINER HOUSE ........................................................................................................................... 12/08/76 IRVINGTON, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK ARMSTRONG, EDWIN H., HOUSE WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATION 03/05/86 ........................................... 01/07/76 YONKERS, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK ARMSTRONG, LOUIS, HOUSE ..................................................................................................................... 05/11/76 CORONA, QUEENS COUNTY, NEW YORK ARTHUR, CHESTER A., HOUSE .................................................................................................................. 01/12/65 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK AUSTEN, ALICE, HOUSE .............................................................................................................................. 04/19/93 STATEN ISLAND, RICHMOND COUNTY, NEW YORK BARTOW-PELL MANSION ............................................................................................................................ 12/08/76 THE BRONX, BRONX COUNTY, NEW YORK BAYARD-CONDICT BUILDING ..................................................................................................................... 12/08/76 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK BELL TELEPHONE LABORATORIES ........................................................................................................... 05/15/75 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK BENNINGTON BATTLEFIELD ....................................................................................................................... 01/20/61 RENSSELAER COUNTY, NEW YORK BOSTON POST ROAD HISTORIC DISTRICT .............................................................................................. 08/30/93 RYE, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK BOUGHTON HILL (Gannagaro) ..................................................................................................................... 07/19/64 ONTARIO COUNTY, NEW YORK BRONCK HOUSE ........................................................................................................................................... 12/24/67 GREENE COUNTY, NEW YORK BRONSON, DR. OLIVER, HOUSE AND ESTATE ........................................................................................ 07/31/03 HUDSON, COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK BROOKLYN BRIDGE ..................................................................................................................................... 01/29/64 KING AND NEW YORK COUNTIES, NEW YORK BROOKLYN HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT ............................................................................................... 01/12/65 BROOKLYN, KINGS COUNTY, NEW YORK BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING .......................................................................................... 07/17/91 BROOKLYN, KINGS COUNTY, NEW YORK BROWN, JOHN, FARM AND GRAVESITE.................................................................................................... 08/05/98 LAKE PLACID, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW YORK BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING ........................................................... 02/27/87 BUFFALO, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK BUFFALO STATE HOSPITAL ........................................................................................................................ 06/24/86 BUFFALO, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK BUNCHE, RALPH JOHNSON, HOUSE ......................................................................................................... 05/11/76 QUEENS, QUEENS COUNTY, NEW YORK BURROUGHS, JOHN, RIVERBY STUDY ..................................................................................................... 10/18/68 WEST PARK, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK CAMP PINE KNOT ......................................................................................................................................... 08/18/04 HAMILTON COUNTY, NEW YORK CAMP UNCAS ................................................................................................................................................ 10/06/08 RAQUETTE LAKE, HAMILTON COUNTY, NEW YORK CANFIELD CASINO AND CONGRESS PARK .............................................................................................. 02/27/87 SARATOGA SPRINGS, SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK CARNEGIE, ANDREW, MANSION ................................................................................................................ 11/13/66 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK CARNEGIE HALL ........................................................................................................................................... 12/29/62 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK CENTRAL PARK ............................................................................................................................................ 05/23/63 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE .............................................................................................................................. 05/15/75 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK CHAUTAUQUA HISTORIC DISTRICT .......................................................................................................... 06/29/89 CHAUTAUQUA, CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NEW YORK CHRISTEEN (Sloop) ...................................................................................................................................... 12/04/91 OYSTER BAY, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK CHRYSLER BUILDING .................................................................................................................................. 12/08/76 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK CHURCH, FREDERIC E., HOUSE ..................................................................................................... ………06/22/65 CHURCH HILL, COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION ................................................................................................................... 12/23/87 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK CITY HALL ..................................................................................................................................................... 12/19/60 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK CLERMONT ................................................................................................................................................... 11/28/72 GERMANTOWN, COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK COBBLESTONE HISTORIC DISTRICT ........................................................................................................ 04/19/93 CHILDS, GAINES TOWNSHIP, ORLEANS COUNTY, NEW YORK COLE, THOMAS, HOUSE ............................................................................................................................. 06/23/65 CATSKILL, GREENE COUNTY, NEW YORK COLONIAL NIAGARA HISTORIC DISTRICT (ORIGINALLY OLD FORT NIAGARA) ................................. 10/09/60 NIAGARA COUNTY, NEW YORK CONFERENCE HOUSE ................................................................................................................................ 05/23/66 STATEN ISLAND, RICHMOND COUNTY, NEW YORK CONKLING, ROSCOE, HOUSE .................................................................................................................... 05/15/75 UTICA, ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK COOK, WILL MARION, HOUSE .................................................................................................................... 05/11/76 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK COOPER UNION ........................................................................................................................................... 07/04/61 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK COPLAND, AARON, HOUSE ........................................................................................................................ 10/06/08 CORTLANDT MANOR, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK EDWARD M. COTTER ................................................................................................................................... 06/28/96 BUFFALO, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK CROTON AQUEDUCT (OLD) ........................................................................................................................ 04/27/92 CROTON TO NEW YORK CITY, WESTCHESTER, BRONX, & NEW YORK COUNTIES, NEW YORK DAKOTA APARTMENTS ............................................................................................................................... 12/08/76
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