The Lower Main Street Historic District is a

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comprising the first several blocks of Main Street ( NY 52 Business) in Beacon, east of its intersection with South Street, the end of its

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with NY 9D. The southeast end is at Teller Avenue. The District covers about 50 acres (20 ha.) and includes 32 buildings, most of them in the late 19th-century Italianate style. ''See also:'' Many of these buildings have been extensively renovated and are now used for businesses such as boutiques and art galleries. The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries currently has its home in one of the buildings. The District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Contributing properties

The former Lewis Tompkins Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse, was the first built in what later became the city of Beacon, New York. Designed by Schuyler Tillman and Benjamin Hall in a Second Empire style, it was completed in 1893. It is located at 140 Main Street, a block away from NY 9D, and was later renovated as an art glass studio.Hudson Beach Glass
/ref> On December 6, 2004, it was listed on the National Register of Historic in its own right.

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* Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Italianate architecture in New York (state) Beacon, New York National Register of Historic Places in Dutchess County, New York Historic districts in Dutchess County, New York {{DutchessCountyNY-NRHP-stub