The Delaware and Hudson Railroad Passenger Station in
Altamont, New York
Altamont is a village located in the town of Guilderland in Albany County, New York, United States. The village is in the western part of the town. The population was 1,720 at the 2010 census. The name means "high mountain."
History
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, which has also been known as Altamont Village Hall, is a structure that was built in 1887 by the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) is a railroad that operates in the Northeastern United States. In 1991, after more than 150 years as an independent railroad, the D&H was purchased by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). CP operates D&H ...
.
[ ''See also:'' ] It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1971.
[
It is a contributing property in the Altamont Historic District, an ]historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
in Guilderland, New York
Guilderland is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. In the 2020 census, the town had a population of 36,848. The town is named for the Gelderland province in the Netherlands.
The town of Guilderland is on the central-northwest borde ...
.[ (incomplete copy, missing many continuation pages in section 8)] The station has been the headquarters of the Altamont Free Library since August 2012.History of the Library (Altamont Free Library)
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See also
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References
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Transportation buildings and structures in Albany County, New York
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1887
National Register of Historic Places in Albany County, New York
Historic district contributing properties in New York (state)
Former Delaware and Hudson Railway stations
Former railway stations in New York (state)
Altamont, New York
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