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This section collects pictures and discussions of historic buildings in the city of Schenectady. See also the Churches section for more information on those buildings. Items marked "HABS/HAER via AM/LC" are from the Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record collection at the American Memory project of the Library of Congress. Print resources have their call number at the Schenectady County Public Library in brackets at the end of the entry.
- Front and Ferry Streets: Old Public Market
- Schenectady County Historical Society. "Front & Ferry Streets: Old Public Market, 1795" In Historic Buildings in Downtown Schenectady, p. 6. [974.744 S328]
- Front and Ferry Streets: Queen's Fort
- Schenectady County Historical Society. "Front and Ferry Streets: Site of the Queen's Fort, 1705" In Historic Buildings in Downtown Schenectady, p. 19. [974.744 S328]
- 9: Blockhouse
- 17: Governor Yates House
- Good Evening, Governor: 17 and 26 Front Street (Walls Have Ears) [this link is not currently working]
- Governor Yates House, 17 Front Street - 4 photos (HABS/HAER via AM/LC)
- Schenectady County Historical Society. "17 Front Street: Governor Yates House, 1760" In Historic Buildings in Downtown Schenectady, p. 3. [974.744 S328]
- Vrooman, John J. "The Governor Yates House, Schenectady" - 2 photos. In Forts and Firesides of the Mohawk Country, pp. 96-99. [974.7 V98a]
- 19: General Jacob Swits House
- Schenectady County Historical Society. "19 Front Street: General Jacob Swits House, ca. 1790" In Historic Buildings in Downtown Schenectady, p. 3. [974.744 S328]
- 21
- 23: John Marselis House
- Schenectady County Historical Society. "23 Front Street: John Marselis House, ca. 1750" In Historic Buildings in Downtown Schenectady, pp. 3-4. [974.744 S328]
- 25-27: Jeremiah DeGraaf House
- 26: Joseph Yates / Col. Yates House
- Greene, Nelson. "The Col. Yates House, 1735" - 1 photo. In History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, Vol. I, p. 741. [R 974.7 G81h]
- Good Evening, Governor: 17 and 26 Front Street (Walls Have Ears) [this link is not currently working]
- Joseph Yates House, 26 Front Street - 1 photo (HABS/HAER via AM/LC)
- Hart, Larry. Tales of Old Schenectady, Volume I: The Formative Years, 3rd and rev. ed., p. 48. 1 photo. [974.744 Har]
- Schenectady County Historical Society. "26 Front Street: Governor Yates Birthplace, ca. 1735" In Historic Buildings in Downtown Schenectady, p. 4. [974.744 S328]
- 29: Abraham Fonda House
- 31: Isaac Vrooman House
- 32: Henry Peek House
- Schenectady County Historical Society. "32 Front Street: Henry Peek House, ca. 1810" In Historic Buildings in Downtown Schenectady, p. 5. [974.744 S328]
- 39: David P. Forrest House
- 103: Josias Swart House
- Schenectady County Historical Society. "103 Front Street: Josias Swart House, 1803" In Historic Buildings in Downtown Schenectady, p. 6. [974.744 S328]
- 104-106: Claas Veeder / Nicholas Veeder House
- 108: Nicholas Vedder House
- Schenectady County Historical Society. "108 Front Street: Nicholas Vedder House, ca. 1813" In Historic Buildings in Downtown Schenectady, p. 7. [974.744 S328]
- 113: William Schermerhorn House
- Schenectady County Historical Society. "113 Front Street: William Schermerhorn House, ca. 1785" In Historic Buildings in Downtown Schenectady, p. 7. [974.744 S328]
- 114-116: Adrian Van Slyck House
- 119: Adam Vrooman House
- 121: Johannes Teller House
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https://www.schenectadyhistory.org/buildings/schenectady/front_street.html updated March 30, 2015
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