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  Warrensburgh Heritage Trail

52 River Street

Emerson Co. Office. 52
River St. Emerson Co. Office 117 Carriage Barn, behind offices and weigh station. 52
River St. Late 1900 or Early 20th century Carriage Barn, burned with coal pocket 2011. 251 Office & Store 52
River St. c. 1855 office and store for A.C. Emerson 252
91 River’Street* (four buildings on property)
 Photo/Map #151 - Office
(1) This contributing, intact and significant  Greek Revivai/Italianate building  was constructed c.1855  as  the office  and store of A.C. Emerson  and Company, whose large sawmill  was once located directly across River Street.  This building features  many period details such as rectangular, 2 story, front-gable  plan with pediment, decorative cornice  brackets, 2/2 sash,  brick chimney  and 1-story; rear gabled additions.

River Street
(2) This contributing, intact, late-nineteenth  or early-twentieth century carriage  barn features a gable roof with shed additions and shiplap siding.  It contributes to the overall sense of industrial and company activity at this location on River Street.

95 River Street - Lotus Auto Repair
(3) This  non-contributing modern  garage  building does  not fulfill  the fifty-year   criterion  for  consideration  as  a contributing
resource in the district.

 93 River Street - Lost
(4)  This  contributing  c.l920  highly  intact,  distinctive  and  significant  industrial   building,  historically   known  as  “The  Coal
Pocket,” was used to store coal delivered  by rail to the mills and manufactories  along  River Street.  It features  a gabled design with
(shed addition on the east side, original 6/6 sash in the gable peak, and four coal hoppers on the west facade.

99 River Street - Lotus Daycare
(1) This non-contributing, recently constructed  1-story, gable-front  commercial  building does  not fulfill  the fifty-year  criterion for consideration as a contributing  resource in the district.
Photo/Map #146 (2) These two contributing, early-twentieth  century storage  sheds  are located near the  terminus  of  the  original  railroad  spur. They  have metal  siding,  exposed  rafter  tails  and  sliding,  cross-braced  doors.    They  are significant   for  their  association   with  the
industrial activity of the area, as well as for their association with the advent of rail transportation to the Warrensburgh mills.
Photo/Map #147 (3) This contributing, largely intact and significant  building was constructed  in 1913 by T.J.  Smith  and Son  for grain and feed storage  and later operated  by D.E. Pasco.   The  building was l’ocated in close proximity  to the  railroad  spur  (no  longer  extant)  and
features a massive, gabled design, with stone foundation, clapboard siding, metal roof and gabled tower.

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