Caledonia Fish Hatchery, also known as "Spring Brook" and the Seth Green State Hatchery, is a historic

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and national

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located at

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. The district encompasses five contributing buildings, one contributing site, five contributing structures and two contributing buildings associated with the oldest fish hatchery in the Western Hemisphere. It is still in use by the state of New York and named for

Seth Green Seth Benjamin Green ( ''né'' Gesshel-Green; born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and writer. Green's film debut came with a role in the comedy-drama film '' The Hotel New Hampshire'' (1984), and he went on to have supporting ...

(1817-1888), an American pioneer in

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and who established the hatchery in 1864. Located on the property are the contributing main hatchery building (c. 1880), Queen Anne style manager's residence (c. 1889-1890), ice house (c. 1890), "Lake House" (c. 1903), a memorial to Seth Green (1935), and fish ponds originally constructed in the 1930s and 1950s. ''Note:'' This includes an
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in 2015.

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Fish hatcheries in the United States Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) 1864 establishments in New York (state) Queen Anne architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1890 Historic districts in Livingston County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Livingston County, New York {{LivingstonCountyNY-NRHP-stub