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Riders Mills Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
00000877

Added to NRHP
  
2 August 2000

Area
  
81 ha

Riders Mills Historic District

Location
  
NY 66, Bachus Rd., Riders Mills Rd., Chatham, New York

Architectural style
  
Georgian, Greek Revival, et al.

Riders Mills Historic District is a national historic district located at Chatham in Columbia County, New York. The district includes 20 contributing buildings, eight contributing structures, and one contributing site. It includes the remnants of the one thriving hamlet of Riders Mills, located along the Kinderhook Creek and largely wiped out by a flood in 1869. Most of the buildings are residential and date to the early- mid-19th century and reflect a variety of popular architectural styles such as Georgian and Greek Revival. In addition to residences, the district includes a schoolhouse and bridge. There are also eight known archaeological sites, mostly the foundations of mills and residences.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

References

Riders Mills Historic District Wikipedia