Historic Map - Lowville, NY - 1885
Description
Lowville, N.Y. Published & drawn by L. R. Burleigh. Beck & Pauli, litho.
Reproduction bird's-eye view map of Lowville, New York, published by Lucien Burleigh in 1885. The town of Lowville is in the foothills of the Adirondacks, located on Mill Creek just west of the Black River. Settled in the late 1700's and named after early landowner Nicholas Low, Lowville was deemed county seat for Lewis County in 1864. In 1885 the community was a major manufacturing center of carriages and sleighs as well as producing fine wood furniture and high grade cheese.
This map from 1885 shows buildings, clearly labeled street names and railway route.
Features numbered references to the following locations:
- Presbyterian Church
- Episcopal Church
- Baptist Church
- Methodist Church
- Roman Catholic Church
- Lowville Academy
- District Schools
- County Court House
- Bank of Lowville
- First National Bank
- "Journal & Republican", Phillips & Van Namee
- "The Lowville Times", Fitch & Hesler
- "Lewis County Democrat", Manville & Phelps
- Furniture Manufactory, Haberer Bros.
- Chair Manufactory, L. A. Bostwick
- Cheese Factory, H. A. Reese
- Tannery
- Door, Sash and Blind Manufactory, M. D. Moore's Sons
- Machine Shop and Foundry, John P. Fister
- Furniture Manufactory, Frank D. O'Keefe
- Carriage and Sleigh Manufactory, W. H. Smith
- Carriage Repository, Arthur & Bates
- Carriage and Sleigh Manufactory, Peter McGovern
- Carriage and Sleigh Manufactory, W. J. Mooney
- Carriage and Sleigh Manufactory, J. C. Hutchins
- Carriage and Sleigh Manufactory, R. P. King
- Cigar Manufactory, Brooks & Blackmon
- Marble and Granite Works
- New Flouring and Grist Mill
- Kellogg House, S. V. Warner
- Strife House, Jacob Strife
- Cottage Hotel
- European Hotel, N. R. Baar
- Railroad Hotel, L. S. Wood
- Temperance Tabernacle
- Engine House
- Lewis County Agricultural Fair Grounds
- Soldiers' Monument
- Black River Railroad Depot
- Steam Flouring Mill
Materials
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