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DISTRICT INFORMATION

Name

Adamstown Subdivision HD

Status

Eligible 1995

State Key number

104058

Municipality

City of Erie

Last Entry Update

4/30/2018


DISTRICT DESCRIPTION

The Adamstown Subdivision Historic District consists of 76 properties, and all remain standing. Architectural styles include American Foursquare, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, and vernacular variations of the Bungalow. The buildings were built between 1910 and 1945, and the district retains a good to high level of architectural integrity.

The district encompasses buildings from Euclid Ave, East Lake and Marne Roads, and East 7th and Bacon Streets. It is bounded by the south side of East Lake Road on the north, the rear lot lines on the west side of Bacon Street on the west, the north side of East 7th Street on the south, and the rear lot lines of the east side of Euclid Street. The buildings consist primarily of single family detached residences.

The earlier sections of the Adamstown Subdivision Historic District contain the buildings along East Lake Road and Bacon Street. They consist of Queen Anne, Bungalow, and American Foursquare styles. Along 6th and 7th streets are the houses that are one and one-half story, gable roofed, and in Cape Cod style. The Colonial Revival Edison School on East Lake Road is the main anchor of the Adamstown Subdivision. It became eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.


DISTRICT HISTORY

Throughout the nineteenth century, the area that became the Adamstown Subdivision Historic District remained primarily rural. It consisted of small narrow farm properties and was mostly owned by the McDannel family and Adams family. In this area was the car show and rail yards of the Buffalo & Lake Erie Railroad (Erie Railroad). In the 1890s, land to the south of 10th Street was subdivided and named the “Polish Subdivision.” Streets were given names consisting of “Kosciousko,” “Pulaski,” and “Sobieski.” During this time, the former Adams family property south of East Lake Road was platted and subdivided. In 1911, the General Electric Company built a factory and plant on the south side of East Lake Road. Because of this, additional residential development occurred in this historic district. During World War I, a series of duplexes and apartment houses sprung up south of East Lake Road and east of Bacon Street. This area was named Liberty Park and established in response to the demand for defense workers. Just south of this area was the Franklin Park development. Franklin Park School, several apartment houses, and various other buildings were owned by General Electric. The Erie Corrugated Box Company plant was situated between East 8th and 12th Streets. The streets in the Franklin Park development area were destroyed by 1941, leaving 7th Street as the natural southern boundary of the Adamstown Subdivision Historic District.


LINKS AND ATTACHMENTS

National Register nomination


UPDATE

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HISTORIC RESOURCES

1867 E LAKE RD
1868 E 7 ST
1921 E LAKE RD
1950 E 7 ST
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560 BACON ST
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570 BACON ST
604 BACON ST
609 EUCLID AVE
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616 BACON ST
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