Forestburgh Town Hall is a historic

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located at

Forestburgh Forestburgh is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 808 at the 2020 census. It is where the Neversink River enters the Neversink Gorge and flows over High Falls. The ZIP code of Forestburgh, New York is 12777. ...

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. It was built in 1929 and is a small, rectangular wood-frame building sheathed in novelty wood siding. The building measures 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. It has a gable roof and sits on a concrete foundation. Also located on the property is a small

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built in 1924. The town hall is almost an exact replica of the previous town hall building that stood in the same spot from 1895 until it burned in 1928. It remains virtually unchanged since its construction. ''See also:'' It was added to the

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in 2011.

Gallery

Forestburg Town Hall outbuilding.jpg, Outbuilding at the town hall Interior of Forestburg (NY) Town Hall.jpg, Inside the town hall

References

City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Government buildings completed in 1929 Buildings and structures in Sullivan County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Sullivan County, New York {{SullivanCountyNY-NRHP-stub