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Elegant row houses, once the homes of Gilded Age magnates, surround Washington Park in Troy, New York. Laid out in 1840, the park is one of only two privately owned urban ornamental parks in the United States. Troy's location, at the meeting of the Erie Canal and the Hudson River, made it an industrial center in the late nineteenth century. Its houses imitated the fashionable homes of the wealthy in New York City so well that parts of downtown Troy and Washington Park provided the "old New York" backdrop in Martin Scorcese's Age of Innocence.
Explore this site to find information on the history of Troy's Washington Park neighborhood, home restoration resources, our Real Estate list (homes for sale and rental links), recommended Dining options, local Classifieds, a wide variety of Services Offered by area businesses and practitioners, a Calendar of area events, and Troy, NY news. If you are interested in finding out more about the Washington Park Association, or its affiliate group, the Friends of Washington Park, please contact us; one of our volunteers will be happy to respond to your inquiry. Thank you for your interest in Troy's Historic Washington Park!
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Dedicated Volunteers Needed: 3 Options Available!
1. House Hunter Helpers
People are looking for a home to purchase. Can you connect buyers and sellers as well as offer assistance with evaluating buildings and neighborhoods?
2. Foreclosure Focus
Foreclosures are growing in our area. Help develop a mechanism to track properties, purchase them and return them to productive use.
3. Flood Insurance
Flood insurance requirements are hitting new owners in the pocketbook. Form a group to explore the federal flood plain designation and how it may/can be changed.
All three opportunities are in response to your concerns. Please email us and indicate the group(s) you'd like to join in the subject and message. Thank you!
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