NY 28, NY 80 and Main St., Cooperstown, New York. County/parish: Otsego.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 18, 1980. NRIS 80002742.
507 contributing buildings. 2 contributing structures. 5 contributing objects.
The Cooperstown Historic District is a national historic district in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It encompasses 232 contributing properties: 226 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 3 contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects. Among the contributing properties is the village's post office, which is individually listed on the National Register.
In 1997, the boundaries of the historic district were increased to include the Fenimore Farm Stone Agricultural Buildings that were built in 1918 and designed by Frank P. Whiting.
Cooperstown was settled in the late 18th century by William Cooper, father of novelist James Fenimore Cooper, whose novels were set in and around Cooperstown.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320919