Hudson Almshouse | |
Location | 400 State St., at the head of 4th St., Hudson, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°15′09″N 73°47′13″W / 42.25250°N 73.78694°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c. 1818 | , c. 1884-1889
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 08000921 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 6, 2007 |
Hudson Almshouse, also known as the Hudson Lunatic Asylum, Hudson Orphan and Relief Association, and Hudson Area Association Library, is a historic almshouse located at Hudson, Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1818, with a substantial rear addition built between about 1884 and 1889. It consists of a three-story central section with two-story flanking wings constructed of dressed limestone. Originally built as an almshouse, it subsequently served as a mental health asylum, female academy, private home, and from 1959 to 2016, the local association library. [2] [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]
Hudson Almshouse | |
Location | 400 State St., at the head of 4th St., Hudson, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°15′09″N 73°47′13″W / 42.25250°N 73.78694°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c. 1818 | , c. 1884-1889
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 08000921 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 6, 2007 |
Hudson Almshouse, also known as the Hudson Lunatic Asylum, Hudson Orphan and Relief Association, and Hudson Area Association Library, is a historic almshouse located at Hudson, Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1818, with a substantial rear addition built between about 1884 and 1889. It consists of a three-story central section with two-story flanking wings constructed of dressed limestone. Originally built as an almshouse, it subsequently served as a mental health asylum, female academy, private home, and from 1959 to 2016, the local association library. [2] [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]