Hudson Almshouse, also known as the Hudson Lunatic Asylum, Hudson Orphan and Relief Association, and Hudson Area Association Library, is a historic almshouse located at Hudson, Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1818, with a substantial rear addition built between about 1884 and 1889. It consists of a three-story central section with two-story flanking wings constructed of dressed limestone. Originally built as an almshouse, it subsequently served as a mental health asylum, female academy, private home, and from 1959 to 2016, the local association library.[2][3]

Hudson Almshouse
Hudson Almshouse is located in New York
Hudson Almshouse
Hudson Almshouse is located in the United States
Hudson Almshouse
Location400 State St., at the head of 4th St., Hudson, New York
Coordinates42°15′09″N 73°47′13″W / 42.25250°N 73.78694°W / 42.25250; -73.78694
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1818 (1818), c. 1884-1889
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.08000921[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 2007

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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 2015-12-01. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (April 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hudson Almshouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs
  3. ^ "Library Set to Move". Hudson Area Library. 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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