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A map of the areas in Troy hit by the Great Fire. The Great Fire of Troy occurred on May 10, 1862, and destroyed a large part of the downtown area of Troy, New York.The damage caused by the fire was approximately $3,000,000, with between about 500 to 600 buildings destroyed over 75 acres (30 ha).
J. C. Osgood Firehouse, now known as Engine Company 6, is a historic fire station located at the corner of 3rd Street and Canal Ave in the city of Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built in 1889 and is an inverted L-shaped, brick building in the Queen Anne style. It was originally the home of Pumper 3 and Hook and Ladder 2.
Esek Bussey Firehouse, now known as Engine Company 8 or Pumper Number 8, is a historic fire station located at Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built in 1891–1892 and is a two-story, red brick building. It features a corbeled brick frieze, flat roof, rusticated stone work, and terra cotta detailing. [2]
It shows the artist's impression of the covered bridge of Troy, New York, from the western Green Island entry point on 10 May 1862, looking east at the moment that a spark from a locomotive set the bridge over the Hudson River on fire. To the right is a peaceful scene of Troy that mostly burned later that evening, thanks to the westerly wind ...
Civil War-era rowhouses built in wake of devastating 1862 fire. Now part of Central Troy Historic District. ... is one of the best in that ... in Troy, New York, 1880 ...
The Central Troy Historic District is an irregularly shaped, 96-acre (39 ha) area of downtown Troy, New York, United States.It has been described as "one of the most perfectly preserved 19th-century downtowns in the [country]" [3] with nearly 700 properties in a variety of architectural styles from the early 19th to mid-20th centuries.
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Albany: University of the State of New York. The Van Rensselaers in Holland and in America. {}: |first= has generic name ; Venema, Janny (2003). Beverwijck: A Dutch Village on the American Frontier, 1652–1664. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 0-7914-6080-0. Weise, Arthur James (1886).