Schenectady

Schenectady County, NY

Population

68,476

Walk Score

93 · Walker's Paradise

Median rent

$1,038

Median home value

$140,000

Settled

1661

Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-most populous city and the 25th-most populous municipality. The city is in eastern New York, near the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. It is in the same metropolitan area as the state capital, Albany, which is about 15 miles (24 km) southeast.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

General Electric Realty Plot · listed 1980
St. Mary's Catholic Church Complex · listed 2017
Stockade Historic District · listed 1973
Stockade Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1984
Union Street Historic District · listed 1982

Notable landmarks

Alexandra Apartment Hotel · listed 2019
Barney, H. S., Building · listed 1984
Barney's Department Store
Bishop Family Lustron House · listed 2008
Brandywine Avenue School · listed 1999
Central Fire Station · listed 1985
Clark Witbeck Co. Warehouse · listed 2023
Dellemont-Wemple Farm · listed 1973
Elmer Avenue School · listed 2022
First Unitarian Society Church · listed 2014
Fitzgerald Building · listed 2021
Foster Building · listed 1991
Franklin School · listed 1983
General Electric Building 31 · listed 2024
General Electric Building 32
General Electric Building 32 · listed 2025
General Electric Research Laboratory · listed 1975
George Washington Carver Community Center · listed 2020
Hotel Van Curler · listed 1985
Langmuir, Irving, House · listed 1976
Mann, Horace, School · listed 2015
Mica Insulator Company · listed 2012
Nott Memorial Hall · listed 1972
Nott Street School · listed 2011
Proctor, F. F., Theatre and Arcade · listed 1979
…and 15 more

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