Hudson Almshouse

Hudson Almshouse
Location400 State St., at the head of 4th St., Hudson, New York
Coordinates42°15′09″N 73°47′13″W / 42.25250°N 73.78694°W / 42.25250; -73.78694
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1818 (1818), c. 1884-1889
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.08000921[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 2007

Hudson Almshouse, also known as the Hudson Lunatic Asylum, Hudson Orphan and Relief Association, and Hudson Area Association Library, is a historic almshouse located at Hudson, Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1818, with a substantial rear addition built between about 1884 and 1889. It consists of a three-story central section with two-story flanking wings constructed of dressed limestone. Originally built as an almshouse, it subsequently served as a mental health asylum, female academy, private home, and from 1959 to 2016, the local association library.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2015. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (April 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hudson Almshouse" (PDF). Retrieved December 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs
  3. ^ "Library Set to Move". Hudson Area Library. March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.