Pickens Hall
Pickens Hall was a vaudeville venue at Heuvelton in St. Lawrence County, New York. It was built in 1858 and is a three-story, rectangular stone building, 65 feet wide and 74 feet deep. It is an Italianate style building with commercial space on the first floor and office/storage rooms on the second floor. There is a General Store on the first floor, function space on the second, and a newly restored Opera House on the third floor which serves as a venue for various performances. The $2.75 million restoration project just received an "Excellence in Historic Preservation" award from the Preservation League of NY State.[2]
Pickens Hall | |
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| Location | 83 State St., Heuvelton, New York |
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| Coordinates | 44°37′10″N 75°24′22″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1858 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001205[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 27, 2004 |
It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
In 2007 The Heuvelton Historical Association received a $50,000 state grant[3] to restore Pickens Hall which is now open as Pickens General Store.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Nancy L. Todd (June 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Pickens Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs
- "Wright secures $50,000 for Pickens Hall project". Watertown Daily Times. September 6, 2007. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
State Sen. James W. Wright, R-Watertown, secured the member-item grant for the association. The funding will be used to help match a $100,000 challenge grant from the Sweetgrass Foundation, said Graham D. Wise, chief of staff for Sen. Wright.
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