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Schenectady County, New York

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—newspaper titles
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87historic places
—earliest paper
1809formed
158,061pop. 2020
43cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 87 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970; 4 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Schenectady, Duanesburg, Niskayuna.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for New York is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Schenectady titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

48 of 87 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

87 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Abrahams FarmhouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Alexandra Apartment HotelSchenectadyBuilding2019
Avery FarmhouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Barney, H. S., BuildingSchenectadyBuilding1984
Becker FarmhouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Bishop Family Lustron HouseSchenectadyBuilding2008
Braman, Joseph, HouseDuanesburgBuilding1987
Brandywine Avenue SchoolSchenectadyBuilding1999
Central Fire StationSchenectadyBuilding1985
Chadwick FarmhouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Chapman FarmhouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Christ Episcopal ChurchDuanesburgBuilding1987
Christman Bird and Wildlife SanctuaryDelansonDistrict1970
Clark Witbeck Co. WarehouseSchenectadyBuilding2023
Delanson Historic District NHLDelansonDistrict1984
Dellemont-Wemple FarmSchenectadyBuilding1973
Duane MansionDuanesburgBuilding1987
Duanesburg-Florida Baptist ChurchDuanesburgBuilding1984
Eatons Corners Historic DistrictDuanesburgDistrict1984
Elmer Avenue SchoolSchenectadyBuilding2022
Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie CanalRotterdamStructure2008
Ferguson Farm ComplexDuanesburgBuilding1987
First Unitarian Society ChurchSchenectadyBuilding2014
Fitzgerald BuildingSchenectadyBuilding2021
Foster BuildingSchenectadyBuilding1991
Franklin SchoolSchenectadyBuilding1983
Gaige HomesteadDuanesburgBuilding1984
General Electric Building 31SchenectadyBuilding2024
General Electric Building 32SchenectadyBuilding2025
General Electric Realty PlotSchenectadyDistrict1980
General Electric Research Laboratory NHLSchenectadyBuilding1975
George Washington Carver Community CenterSchenectadyBuilding2020
Gilbert FarmhouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Glen, Abraham, HouseScotiaBuilding2004
Glenville District No. 5 SchoolhouseGlenvilleBuilding2014
Green, Joseph, FarmhouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Halladay FarmhouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Hawes HomesteadDuanesburgBuilding1984
Hotel Van CurlerSchenectadyBuilding1985
Howard HomesteadDuanesburgBuilding1984
Jenkins HouseDelansonBuilding1984
Jenkins Octagon HouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Jones, A.D. (Boss), HouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Jones, George Westinghouse, HouseNiskayunaBuilding2004
Ladd FarmhouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Langmuir, Irving, House NHLSchenectadyBuilding1976
Lasher, George, HouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Liddle, Alexander, FarmhouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Liddle, Robert, FarmhouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Liddle, Thomas, Farm ComplexDuanesburgBuilding1984
Mabee HouseRotterdam JunctionBuilding1978
Macomber Stone HouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Mann, Horace, SchoolSchenectadyBuilding2015
Mariaville Historic DistrictDuanesburgDistrict1984
Mica Insulator CompanySchenectadyBuilding2012
Niskayuna Railroad StationNiskayunaBuilding2007
Niskayuna Reformed ChurchNiskayunaBuilding1979
North Mansion and Tenant HouseDuanesburgBuilding1987
Nott Memorial Hall NHLSchenectadyBuilding1972
Nott Street SchoolSchenectadyBuilding2011
Proctor, F. F., Theatre and ArcadeSchenectadyBuilding1979
Quaker Street Historic DistrictDuanesburgDistrict1984
Reformed Presbyterian Church ParsonageDuanesburgBuilding1984
Rosendale Common SchoolNiskayunaBuilding2010
Schenectady ArmorySchenectadyBuilding1995
Schenectady City Hall and Post OfficeSchenectadyBuilding1978
Schenectady Police DepartmentSchenectadyBuilding2022
Schenectady Public Market and Scale HouseSchenectadyBuilding2022
Schenectady Savings BankSchenectadyBuilding2022
Seeley FarmhouseSchenectadyBuilding1978
Sheldon FarmhouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
Shute Octagon HouseDuanesburgBuilding1984
St. Columba SchoolSchenectadyBuilding2015
St. George's Lodge No. 6 Masonic Temple and ClubSchenectadyBuilding2025
St. Mary's Catholic Church ComplexSchenectadyDistrict2017
Stockade Historic DistrictSchenectadyDistrict1973
Stockade Historic District (Boundary Increase)SchenectadyDistrict1984
Swart House and TavernGlenvilleBuilding2007
US Post Office-SchenectadySchenectedyBuilding1989
US Post Office-Scotia StationScotiaBuilding1989
Union Street Historic DistrictSchenectadyDistrict1982
Vale Cemetery and Vale ParkSchenectadySite2004
Wedgeway BuildingSchenectadyBuilding2022
Wing, Joseph, Farm ComplexDuanesburgBuilding1984
Wing, William R., Farm ComplexDuanesburgBuilding1984
Yates HouseSchenectadyBuilding2019
Young Men's Christian Association of SchenectadySchenectadyBuilding2015

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Schenectady was formed in 1809 (1809-03-07) from Albany.

SCHENECTADY created from ALBANY.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Schenectady County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).

161k86k10k1810184018801920196020002020
1810182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
10,20113,08117,38720,00223,53846,852109,363122,494142,497152,896149,946146,555158,061

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

43 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 43 of 43 listed
NameLatLon
Batter Street Cemetery42.81962-74.17931
County Line Cemetery42.81714-74.24677
Dennison Cemetery42.85062-74.13512
Eaton Corners Cemetery42.79977-74.24431
Ferguson Cemetery42.77343-74.07414
First Presbyterian Church Cemetery42.81749-73.9445
First Reformed Church Columbarium42.81697-73.94698
Fisher Cemetery42.77946-73.95862
Frydendall Cemetery42.81988-74.19018
Glenville Center Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery42.89275-73.97903
Grove Cemetery42.73909-74.18551
Holy Cross Cemetery42.78348-74.00249
Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery42.79161-73.90868
Howard Cemetery42.78076-74.23166
Jones Cemetery42.78155-74.21252
Mariaville Cemetery42.82655-74.13859
Morey Cemetery42.78118-74.20235
Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery42.78812-73.86234
Park Cemetery42.83369-73.96735
Park View Cemetery42.7926-73.91277
Princetown Reformed Church Cemetery42.75154-74.04849
Saint Adalbert Cemetery42.7711-73.93836
Saint Anthony Cemetery42.86924-73.92484
Saint Cyril and Method Cemetery42.78573-74.00432
Saint George's Episcopal Church Cemetery42.81742-73.9452
Saint John the Baptist Cemetery42.80391-73.92549
Saint Joseph Cemetery42.77883-73.90771
Saint Josephs Cemetery42.80315-73.92826
Saint Marys Cemetery42.80589-73.91488
Schenectady Memorial Park42.76633-73.99594
Smith Cemetery42.75812-74.20901
Stewart Cemetery42.80935-74.21419
Union Cemetery42.80258-74.2148
Vale Cemetery42.8077-73.9285
Van Eps Cemetery42.89384-74.07098
Van Slyck Cemetery42.84379-74.0116
Vedder Cemetery42.88851-74.0571
Viewland Cemetery42.80699-73.99703
Weatherwax Cemetery42.91181-74.08561
West Glenville Reformed Cemetery42.93025-74.05344
Woestina Cemetery42.87985-74.05932
Wood Cemetery42.76646-74.18123
Zion Lutheran Cemetery42.78819-73.91779

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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