About Downtown Gloversville Historic District
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Downtown Gloversville Historic District is a national historic district located at Gloversville in Fulton County, New York. The district contains 78 contributing buildings. The district is centered on the city's "four corners" and encompasses the historic commercial district. Within the district boundaries, 79 percent of the buildings are commercial, eight percent religious, five percent residential, and the remaining service and educational. They range in age from pre-1850 to 1931, with the majority built 1870 to 1900, and include a variety of popular architectural styles. The predominant commercial building style is Italianate and is a three-story brick structure with projecting, bracketed cornices and details.