Stockade Historic District

The Stockade Historic District is a residential neighborhood of colonial-era streets at the western end of downtown Schenectady.

The district holds more than 40 pre-Revolutionary buildings among houses in Dutch Colonial, Georgian, Federal and Victorian styles, and the neighborhood association publishes a free self-guided audio tour.

What to know

• The city council made the Stockade a historic district, the first in New York State, according to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
• The audio tour, Discover the Schenectady Stockade, runs on the free izi.travel app and starts at North Church and Front streets.
• The county historical society’s museum and library are on Washington Avenue in the district.