Cohoes is an incorporated city located in the northeast corner of Albany County in the U.S. state of New York. It is called the "Spindle City" because of the importance of textile manufacturing to its growth in the 19th century. The city's factories processed cotton from the Deep South.
Northeast
Cohoes
Albany County, NY
Population
17,960
Walk Score
79 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,183
Median home value
$189,800
Incorporated
1848
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Downtown Cohoes Historic District · listed 1984
- Enlarged Erie Canal Historic District (Discontiguous) · listed 2004
- Harmony Mill Historic District · listed 1978
- Matton Shipyard · listed 2009
- New York State Barge Canal · listed 2014
- Olmstead Street Historic District · listed 1973
Notable landmarks
- Beattie Machine Works · listed 2022
- Delaware and Hudson Railroad Freight House · listed 1998
- Dickey, William J., House · listed 1998
- Fonda House · listed 2004
- Godfrey Farmhouse · listed 1979
- Harmony Mill No. 3 · listed 1971
- Lackman, J. Leonard, House · listed 1998
- Lock 18 of Enlarged Erie Canal · listed 1971
- Music Hall · listed 1971
- Silliman Memorial Presbyterian Church · listed 1979
- Van Schaick House · listed 1971
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