National Register of Historic Places listings in Niagara Falls, New York


This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Niagara Falls, New York.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Niagara Falls, New York, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 97 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Niagara County. The city of Niagara Falls is the location of 36 of these properties and districts; they are listed here, while the other properties and districts are listed separately. One additional property in the city was formerly listed but has been removed. Two of these sites, the Adams Power Plant Transformer House and the Niagara Reservation, are further designated as National Historic Landmarks.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[2]


Contents: Counties in New York
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Current listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Adams Power Plant Transformer House
Adams Power Plant Transformer House
Adams Power Plant Transformer House
June 11, 1975
(#75001212)
Buffalo Ave. near Portage Rd.
43°04′54″N 79°02′34″W / 43.081667°N 79.042778°W / 43.081667; -79.042778 (Adams Power Plant Transformer House)
Niagara Falls McKim, Mead, and White designed structure from the first alternating current electric generating plant in the world; constructed in 1895.
2 Buildings on Niagara Street at Fourth Street
Buildings on Niagara Street at Fourth Street
Buildings on Niagara Street at Fourth Street
November 10, 2022
(#100008345)
308-328 Niagara St.
43°05′19″N 79°03′31″W / 43.0885°N 79.0586°W / 43.0885; -79.0586 (Buildings on Niagara Street at Fourth Street)
Niagara Falls
3 Buildings at Niagara and Seventh Streets
Buildings at Niagara and Seventh Streets
Buildings at Niagara and Seventh Streets
March 7, 2019
(#100003433)
610-628 Niagara St.
43°05′19″N 79°03′15″W / 43.0886°N 79.0541°W / 43.0886; -79.0541 (Buildings at Niagara and Seventh Streets)
Niagara Falls
4 Chilton Avenue-Orchard Parkway Historic District
Chilton Avenue-Orchard Parkway Historic District
Chilton Avenue-Orchard Parkway Historic District
August 30, 2010
(#10000771)
Portions of Chilton Avenue and Orchard Parkway
43°06′02″N 79°03′17″W / 43.100556°N 79.054722°W / 43.100556; -79.054722 (Chilton Avenue-Orchard Parkway Historic District)
Niagara Falls
5 Deveaux School Historic District
Deveaux School Historic District
Deveaux School Historic District
June 5, 1974
(#74001281)
2900 Lewiston Rd.
43°07′12″N 79°03′36″W / 43.120000°N 79.060000°W / 43.120000; -79.060000 (Deveaux School Historic District)
Niagara Falls Campus of school for impoverished boys; later boys prep school.
6 First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
April 11, 2014
(#14000145)
311 1st St., Rainbow Blvd., N.
43°05′12″N 79°03′41″W / 43.0866°N 79.0614°W / 43.0866; -79.0614 (First Presbyterian Church)
Niagara Falls
7 First Presbyterian Manse
First Presbyterian Manse
First Presbyterian Manse
June 27, 2012
(#12000367)
162 Buffalo Ave.
43°05′00″N 79°03′36″W / 43.0832°N 79.0599°W / 43.0832; -79.0599 (First Presbyterian Manse)
Niagara Falls
8 First Unitarian Universalist Church of Niagara
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Niagara
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Niagara
January 25, 2007
(#06001301)
639 Main St.
43°05′44″N 79°03′24″W / 43.0956°N 79.0567°W / 43.0956; -79.0567 (First Unitarian Universalist Church of Niagara)
Niagara Falls Classical Revival style constructed in 1921–22.
9 Former Niagara Falls High School
Former Niagara Falls High School
Former Niagara Falls High School
January 24, 2002
(#01001507)
1201 Pine Ave.
43°05′36″N 79°02′08″W / 43.0933°N 79.0356°W / 43.0933; -79.0356 (Former Niagara Falls High School)
Niagara Falls High school built in 1923–24; now community arts center.
10 Hall Apartments
Hall Apartments
Hall Apartments
September 9, 2022
(#100008112)
550-552 3rd St.
43°05′32″N 79°03′34″W / 43.0921°N 79.0595°W / 43.0921; -79.0595 (Hall Apartments)
Niagara Falls
11 Holley-Rankine House
Holley-Rankine House
Holley-Rankine House
October 4, 1979
(#79003793)
525 Riverside Dr.
43°04′53″N 79°03′20″W / 43.0814°N 79.0556°W / 43.0814; -79.0556 (Holley-Rankine House)
Niagara Falls Gothic Revival cottage built about 1855; now operated as a bed and breakfast.
12 Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex
June 11, 2010
(#10000334)
1419 Falls St.
43°05′13″N 79°02′39″W / 43.0869°N 79.0442°W / 43.0869; -79.0442 (Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex)
Niagara Falls
13 Jefferson Apartment Building
Jefferson Apartment Building
Jefferson Apartment Building
January 5, 2005
(#04001452)
250 Rainbow Blvd.
43°05′10″N 79°03′33″W / 43.0861°N 79.0592°W / 43.0861; -79.0592 (Jefferson Apartment Building)
Niagara Falls Eight story brick apartment building constructed in 1926.
14 Main Street Historic District February 4, 2021
(#100006092)
1300-2127 Main St., 813-822 Cleveland Ave., 833 Lincoln Pl., 801-831 Linwood Ave., 1600 Lockport St., 800-909 Niagara Ave., 908-919 Ontario Ave., 832-919 Ontario Ave., 832 Pierce Ave., 1317-1329 Portage Rd., 835 Willow Ave.
43°06′21″N 79°03′12″W / 43.1059°N 79.0533°W / 43.1059; -79.0533 (Main Street Historic District)
Niagara Falls
15 James G. Marshall House
James G. Marshall House
James G. Marshall House
July 16, 2004
(#04000709)
740 Park Place
43°05′45″N 79°03′26″W / 43.095833°N 79.057222°W / 43.095833; -79.057222 (James G. Marshall House)
Niagara Falls Three story Arts and Crafts style dwelling built in 1913
16 Mount St. Mary's Hospital
Mount St. Mary's Hospital
Mount St. Mary's Hospital
December 22, 2015
(#15000922)
515 6th St.
43°05′29″N 79°03′27″W / 43.091471°N 79.0573667°W / 43.091471; -79.0573667 (Mount St. Mary's Hospital)
Niagara Falls Early 20th-century building reflects growing Catholic immigrant population
17 The Niagara
The Niagara
The Niagara
December 5, 2008
(#08001145)
201 Rainbow Blvd.
43°05′06″N 79°03′40″W / 43.085°N 79.061111°W / 43.085; -79.061111 (The Niagara)
Niagara Falls Former hotel building.
18 Niagara Falls Armory
Niagara Falls Armory
Niagara Falls Armory
March 2, 1995
(#95000076)
901 Main St.
43°05′51″N 79°03′14″W / 43.0975°N 79.053889°W / 43.0975; -79.053889 (Niagara Falls Armory)
Niagara Falls Castellated armory building constructed in 1895; part of the Multiple Property Submission for Army National Guard Armories in New York State.
19 Niagara Falls City Hall
Niagara Falls City Hall
Niagara Falls City Hall
January 26, 2001
(#00001688)
745 Main St.
43°05′45″N 79°03′19″W / 43.095833°N 79.055278°W / 43.095833; -79.055278 (Niagara Falls City Hall)
Niagara Falls Beaux-Arts style municipal building constructed in 1923–24.
20 Niagara Falls Public Library
Niagara Falls Public Library
Niagara Falls Public Library
June 5, 1974
(#74001282)
1022 Main St.
43°05′56″N 79°03′16″W / 43.098889°N 79.054444°W / 43.098889; -79.054444 (Niagara Falls Public Library)
Niagara Falls Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie funded library constructed in 1902-1904; now city offices.
21 Niagara Falls School District Administration Building
Niagara Falls School District Administration Building
Niagara Falls School District Administration Building
December 10, 2014
(#14001020)
607 Walnut St.
43°05′34″N 79°03′19″W / 43.092678°N 79.055262°W / 43.092678; -79.055262 (Niagara Falls School District Administration Building)
Niagara Falls 1928 Classical Revival building constructed when two village school districts were merged into one city district
22 Niagara Reservation
Niagara Reservation
Niagara Reservation
October 15, 1966
(#66000555)
Niagara Reservation
43°04′54″N 79°03′55″W / 43.081667°N 79.065278°W / 43.081667; -79.065278 (Niagara Reservation)
Niagara Falls Oldest state park in the United States, established in 1885.
23 Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery
September 10, 2014
(#14000581)
763 Portage Rd.
43°05′49″N 79°03′00″W / 43.0968222°N 79.0501346°W / 43.0968222; -79.0501346 (Oakwood Cemetery)
Niagara Falls 1852 cemetery has special section for people who went over the falls in a barrel
24 Park Place Historic District
Park Place Historic District
Park Place Historic District
October 1, 2010
(#10000809)
Park Place, portions of Prince Ave., 4th St., and Main St.
43°05′44″N 79°03′25″W / 43.095556°N 79.056944°W / 43.095556; -79.056944 (Park Place Historic District)
Niagara Falls
25 Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Complex
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Complex
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Complex
December 3, 2019
(#100004736)
1112 South Ave.
43°06′22″N 79°02′54″W / 43.1060°N 79.0484°W / 43.1060; -79.0484 (Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Complex)
Niagara Falls 1889 church with early 20th century school built for congregation founded 1855
26 The Sagamore Apartments and Shops
The Sagamore Apartments and Shops
The Sagamore Apartments and Shops
September 9, 2022
(#100008113)
518-524, 530 Main St.
43°05′30″N 79°03′35″W / 43.0917°N 79.0598°W / 43.0917; -79.0598 (The Sagamore Apartments and Shops)
Niagara Falls
27 St. Mary's Nurses' Residence
St. Mary's Nurses' Residence
St. Mary's Nurses' Residence
July 16, 2004
(#04000711)
542 6th St.
43°05′35″N 79°03′21″W / 43.093056°N 79.055833°W / 43.093056; -79.055833 (St. Mary's Nurses' Residence)
Niagara Falls Brick residence hall constructed in 1928.
28 Schoellkopf Hall
Schoellkopf Hall
Schoellkopf Hall
March 27, 2023
(#100008744)
2900 Lewiston Rd.
43°07′12″N 79°03′35″W / 43.1201°N 79.0598°W / 43.1201; -79.0598 (Schoellkopf Hall)
Niagara Falls
29 Schoellkopf Power Station No. 3 Site
Schoellkopf Power Station No. 3 Site
Schoellkopf Power Station No. 3 Site
February 20, 2013
(#13000029)
East bank of Niagara River; 1,600 feet (490 m) downriver from Rainbow Bridge
43°05′35″N 79°03′44″W / 43.093°N 79.0621°W / 43.093; -79.0621 (Schoellkopf Power Station No. 3 Site)
Niagara Falls Stone wall is most visible remnant of power plant whose 1956 collapse into the river cleared the way for development of Niagara Power Project, considered culmination of effort to put utilities in public hands.
30 Seippel Bakery and Richard Apartments
Seippel Bakery and Richard Apartments
Seippel Bakery and Richard Apartments
May 18, 2018
(#SG100002463)
531 3rd St.
43°05′31″N 79°03′33″W / 43.092°N 79.0592°W / 43.092; -79.0592 (Seippel Bakery and Richard Apartments)
Niagara Falls 1913 mixed-used Renaissance Revival mixed-use building expanded in 1926
31 Hazard H. Sheldon House
Hazard H. Sheldon House
Hazard H. Sheldon House
May 11, 2011
(#11000275)
539 4th St.
43°05′31″N 79°03′28″W / 43.0919°N 79.0578°W / 43.0919; -79.0578 (Hazard H. Sheldon House)
Niagara Falls Italian Villa style stone dwelling built about 1857.
32 South Junior High School
South Junior High School
South Junior High School
June 7, 2016
(#16000344)
561 Portage Rd.
43°05′33″N 79°02′46″W / 43.0925°N 79.0461°W / 43.0925; -79.0461 (South Junior High School)
Niagara Falls
33 U.S. Customhouse
U.S. Customhouse
U.S. Customhouse
July 16, 1973
(#73001227)
2245 Whirlpool St.
43°06′35″N 79°03′21″W / 43.1097°N 79.0558°W / 43.1097; -79.0558 (U.S. Customhouse)
Niagara Falls Stone customhouse constructed in 1863.
34 United Office Building
United Office Building
United Office Building
January 18, 2006
(#05001537)
220 Rainbow Blvd.
43°05′14″N 79°03′45″W / 43.0872°N 79.0625°W / 43.0872; -79.0625 (United Office Building)
Niagara Falls Art deco 20-story skyscraper completed in 1929.
35 US Post Office-Niagara Falls Main
US Post Office-Niagara Falls Main
US Post Office-Niagara Falls Main
May 11, 1989
(#88002379)
615 Main St.[5]
43°05′34″N 79°03′25″W / 43.0928°N 79.0569°W / 43.0928; -79.0569 (US Post Office-Niagara Falls Main)
Niagara Falls Post office built in 1904-1907; part of the Multiple Property Submission for the US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943.
36 Whitney Mansion
Whitney Mansion
Whitney Mansion
January 17, 1974
(#74001283)
335 Buffalo Ave.
43°04′54″N 79°03′31″W / 43.0817°N 79.0586°W / 43.0817; -79.0586 (Whitney Mansion)
Niagara Falls Two-story Greek Revival stone structure built in 1849.
37 Johann Williams Farm
Johann Williams Farm
Johann Williams Farm
January 10, 1980
(#80002730)
10831 Cayuga Dr.
43°05′29″N 78°56′36″W / 43.0914°N 78.9433°W / 43.0914; -78.9433 (Johann Williams Farm)
Niagara Falls Farmhouse and related outbuildings dating to 1840s.

Former listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Shredded Wheat Office Building October 18, 1974
(#74002329)
January 1, 1977 430 Buffalo Avenue
Niagara Falls Demolished in December 1976.

See also

References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  5. ^ Address based on USPS website. Accessed April 1, 2016.
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