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Fine Arts and Flower Building, Altamont Fairground

Coordinates: 42°41′54″N 74°1′46″W / 42.69833°N 74.02944°W / 42.69833; -74.02944
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Fine Arts and Flower Building Altamont Fairground
Altamont, New York's Fine Arts and Flower Building on a foggy day.
Fine Arts and Flower Building, Altamont Fairground is located in New York
Fine Arts and Flower Building, Altamont Fairground
Fine Arts and Flower Building, Altamont Fairground is located in the United States
Fine Arts and Flower Building, Altamont Fairground
LocationAltamont Fairgrounds, vic. of Grand St., Village of Altamont, New York
Coordinates42°41′54″N 74°1′46″W / 42.69833°N 74.02944°W / 42.69833; -74.02944
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
ArchitectSchoonmaker, Hiram
NRHP reference No.03001518[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 2004

The Fine Arts and Flower Building, Altamont Fairground, also known as Exhibition Hall, was built in 1896 as part of the Altamont Fairgrounds in Village of Altamont, New York, near Albany.

The building is the only part of the fairground that remains largely in its original configuration. It is a large one story cruciform building with a large open interior, representative of the architecture typical of agricultural fairgrounds in the late 19th century.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004, having been in continuous use at the fairgrounds since 1896.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Krattinger, William E. (c. 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fine Arts and Flower Building, Altamont Fairground / Exhibition Hall". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 22, 2010. and Accompanying 3 photos, from 2003 and 1920