The Keeseville Historic District is a historic district listed on the

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containing 142 historic structures in Keeseville, in

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and Clinton counties in

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, in the

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. The buildings, built between 1820 and 1936, are concentrated on the streets near the

Ausable River Au Sable or Ausable may refer to various places: Michigan *Au Sable Township, Iosco County, Michigan **Au Sable, Michigan, an unincorporated community in the above township *Au Sable Township, Roscommon County, Michigan New York *Au Sable, New Y ...

, which runs through the center of the village. The district contains well-preserved examples of industrial and commercial buildings, working-class houses, entrepreneurs' residences, and two historic bridges spanning the Ausable River which divides the village and is the border between Essex and Clinton counties. Keeseville's architectural heritage includes regional examples of Classical,

Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

, and

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design, many designed and built by noted local craftsmen Seneca and Isaac Perry, along with more modest structures; many of the structures are built of local river

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. In its historic setting and in the quality and variety of its historic structures, the Keeseville Historic District typifies the Adirondack water-powered mill community of the period 1820–1890.Keeseville Historic District Registration Form - New York State Historic Preservation Office
/ref> It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

References

Buildings and structures in Essex County, New York Historic districts in Clinton County, New York Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Clinton County, New York {{ClintonCountyNY-NRHP-stub