Columbia Turnpike-West Tollhouse is a historic
tollhouse located at
Greenport in
Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1800 and is a -story, three bay square
limestone building with a medium pitched gable roof. It operated along the
Columbia Turnpike and served as the tollkeeper's residence and in use as such until 1907, when the road was turned over to the county and then the state.
[ ''See also:'' ] The state designated the road as
New York State Route 23 until that route was realigned southwest towards the
Rip Van Winkle Bridge in the 1950s and the segment along the toll house was redesignated as
New York State Route 23B
New York State Route 23B (NY 23B) is an east–west state highway located in western Columbia County, New York, in the United States. The route is a former section of NY 23 that runs for from NY 9G southwest of Hudson to ...
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It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
See also
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Columbia Turnpike-East Tollhouse
Columbia Turnpike-East Tollhouse (also known as the Hillsdale Toll House) is a 1799-built toll house along New York State Route 23 east of Mitchell Street and Mansfield Road in the Town of Hillsdale, New York. It operated along the Columbia Turn ...
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Federal architecture in New York (state)
Houses completed in 1800
Houses in Columbia County, New York
Toll houses on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places in Columbia County, New York
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