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78-461: Historically, Trout River was the primary crossing of the Trout River, NY port of Entry. This distinction is due to the fact that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection defines a port of entry as 'any designated place at which a CBP officer is authorized to accept entries of merchandise to collect duties, and to enforce the various provisions of the customs and navigation laws'. This means that

156-455: A 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story center block with two single-story wings on its north and south facades and a three-lane inspection canopy extending from its east facade. The center block is five bays wide with five clapboard-sided, front gable dormers placed on the slate-covered gambrel roof on both east and west elevations. There are two interior end chimneys. Brickwork quoins ornament the building corners with cast-stone keystones and sills at each of

234-436: A Neo-colonial style which was considered appropriate for the upstate New York region. The fact that its roof pitch is steeper than its Vermont counterparts suggests the station was adapted to reflect the state's Dutch stylistic heritage. Its construction is of the highest quality materials and workmanship. It has integrity of setting and feeling associated with its function, and has retained the integrity of its materials. There

312-555: A distinguishable entity, that of United States Border Stations whose components are nonetheless of artistic value. This station at Trout River is an excellent example of the choice of the Georgian Revival style which was considered appropriate for the upstate New York region. It is also the second most elaborate of the stations. Its construction is of the highest quality materials and workmanship. It has integrity of setting and feeling associated with its function, and has retained

390-400: A door hood. There is a new aluminum overhead door at the end of this wing. On the north wing, four bays have new wood overhead garage doors sheltered by a new standing seam metal and wood pent roof. Its end bay retains the paired 12/12 sash. The west facades of both wings have three and four bays of 12/12 sash. A two-lane inspection canopy on steel capped columns extends from the main block of

468-589: A four-lane divided highway approaching the Mohawk River (here part of the Erie Canal ). Historically, the bridge over the river was a straight line to Market Street, which is visible as one approaches northbound. Segments of downtown Market Street remain in use today. With the 1977 creation of the Amsterdam Mall , NY 30, together with NY 5 and NY 67, were re-routed onto splits. After

546-586: A residential scale, a Neo-colonial style, and an organization to accommodate functions of both customs and immigration services. Border stations are associated with four important events in United States history: the imposition of Prohibition between 1919 and 1933; enactment of the Elliott-Fernald public buildings act in 1926 which was followed closely by the Depression ; and the growth of

624-679: A scenic byway named the Adirondack Trail. From Wells to Speculator, NY 30 is concurrent to NY 8 , then with NY 28 from Indian Lake to Blue Mountain Lake. Between Blue Mountain Lake and Long Lake , NY 30 is concurrent with the western third of NY 28N . Near Tupper Lake, it skirts the boundary between Franklin and Saint Lawrence for a considerable distance before entering Tupper Lake and intersecting NY 3 . The two routes overlap to Harrietstown , where NY 30 splits from NY 3 and heads north along

702-527: A series of lakes, including Upper Saranac Lake and Meacham Lake . North of Duane , NY 30 exits Adirondack Park and heads north towards Malone . Within the village, NY 30 briefly overlaps US 11 . The Adirondack Trail ends at the east end of the overlap. The route continues north out of the village to the Canada–US border in Constable , where it becomes Route 138 upon entering Quebec at

780-577: A small number of Customs officers and border patrol officers who were often on foot and horseback. In many cases New York Custom Houses were a mile or so south of the border and travelers were expected to stop in and report their purchases. The opportunity to remedy this situation and support enforcement of the Prohibition laws was offered by enactment of the Elliott-Fernald Public Buildings Act of 1926 which authorized

858-555: A year before the repeal of Prohibition, it was planned and built as a response to the widespread bootlegging which took place along the border with Canada and continued to serve as important role after 1933 when smuggling continued in both directions across the border. Conceived in a period of relative prosperity, the Public Buildings Act came to have greater importance to the country during the Depression and funding

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936-694: Is a border crossing connecting Dundee, Quebec , in Canada to Fort Covington, New York , on the Canada–United States border . It can be reached by Quebec Route 132 on the Canadian side and by Dundee Road on the American side. The crossing is notable because the boundary line crosses through the now-defunct Taillon's International Hotel , where it was possible to order a drink in Canada and play pool in

1014-435: Is an example of the more modest, rural version of the border stations also found at Chateaugay , Champlain, Rouses Point (Overtons Corner) , and Mooers, New York. While the stations have all sustained systematic alterations, they have retained, in varying degrees, most of their original fabric. This station is on both exterior and interior a good example of the building type, but of the five similar stations, it has been altered

1092-666: Is associated with the life of Louis A. Simon, FAIA, who as Superintendent of the Architect's Office and then as Supervising Architect of the Procurement Division of the United States Department of the Treasury was responsible for the design of hundreds of government buildings between 1905 and 1939. During his long tenure with the government, Simon, trained in architecture at MIT, was instrumental in

1170-427: Is five bays wide beneath a steeply pitched, end gable, slate roof. Unlike the other similar stations, there are not dormers on both sides of the roof, rather there is a shed roof dormer on the west side of the roof only, and one interior brick chimney. Windows are 12/12 vinyl replacement sash on the first floor and 8/8 vinyl replacement sash in the second floor dormer. There is a glass and aluminum replacement entry on

1248-469: Is no evidence that the site has yielded or may be likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. New York State Route 30 New York State Route 30 ( NY 30 ) is a state highway in the central part of New York in the United States. It extends for 300.71 miles (483.95 km) from an interchange with NY 17 (Future Interstate 86 ) in the Southern Tier to

1326-491: Is now Old State Road and Old Northville Road and rejoined its modern alignment in the town of Hope . The route was realigned c.  1961 to follow a new highway along the western lakeshore, bypassing Northville entirely. The portion of Bridge Street from NY 30 to the Northville village line remains state-maintained as NY 920H, an unsigned reference route 0.21 miles (0.34 km) in length. Farther north,

1404-555: Is one of seven border stations in New York which are eligible for the National Register according to Criteria A, B and C. The stations have national, state and local significance. The station is associated with three events which converged to make a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history: Prohibition, the Public Buildings Act of 1926 and the mass-production of automobiles. Although this border station

1482-410: Is one of seven border stations in New York which are eligible for the National Register, having national, state and local significance. The station is associated with three events which converged to make a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history: Prohibition, the Public Buildings Act of 1926 and the mass-production of automobiles. Although this border station was not completed until

1560-553: Is one of the best preserved in New York. While the border stations have all sustained systematic alterations, they have retained, in varying degrees, most of their original fabric. This station is on both exterior and interior a fine example of the building type, its character defining features well-maintained and intact. The building was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore , during

1638-496: Is one office room and a long eaves room across the east which is used for storage. The Fort Covington Border Inspection Station in Fort Covington, New York, is one of seven existing border inspection stations built between 1931 and 1934 along the Canada–US border. Colonial Revival in style, the building was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon , and constructed in 1933 during

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1716-414: Is within sight to the north. Cars are directed to the station from the north via an oval drive from the road. While the site is surrounded by open fields and bordered by the river, it has been landscaped in a formal arrangement typically found at border stations, with a series of evergreen trees spaced across the side and rear yard. Fort Covington, however, also has mature hardwoods at the river edge. North of

1794-604: The National Register of Historic Places . The Fort Covington Border Inspection station is located on the west side of Dundee Road in Fort Covington, New York , on a 188,000-square-foot (17,500 m ) lot. Set in an agricultural area, the station faces open fields on the east and has farms on the south. About 100 feet (30 m) west of the building is the Salmon River . The Canadian inspection station

1872-479: The Trout River Border Crossing . Route 30 made up part of the privately owned Middletown and Roxbury Turnpike. The turnpike, which accessed the villages of Middletown and Roxbury, was created in 1808. The highway was about 23 miles (37 km) long, as that is the current stretch of Route 30 from Middletown to Roxbury. The stretch of Route 30 from Middleburgh to Schoharie

1950-732: The US–Canada border in the state's North Country , where it continues into Quebec as Route 138 . On a regional level, the route serves to connect the Catskill Park to the Adirondack Park . In the latter, NY 30 is known as the Adirondack Trail . Aside from the state parks, the route serves the city of Amsterdam (where it meets the New York State Thruway ) and several villages. NY 30

2028-549: The Architect's Office and then as Supervising Architect of the Procurement Division of the United States Treasury Department was responsible for the design of hundreds of government buildings between 1905 and 1939. During his long tenure with the government, Simon, trained in architecture at MIT, was instrumental in the image of the government projected by its public buildings, an image derived from classical western architecture, filtered perhaps through

2106-530: The Canada–US border. NY 10 was truncated southward to NY 8 in Arietta c.  1960 , at which time NY 30 was extended north to Quebec along the former alignment of NY 10. NY 30 has been realigned in two areas along its routing. The first realignment was in the Schoharie Valley near the hamlets of Breakabeen and Fultonham . NY 30 was originally routed along

2184-402: The Canada–US border. In New York, early efforts to control bootlegging were carried out by a small number of Customs officers and border patrol officers who were often on foot and horseback. In many cases New York Custom Houses were a mile or so south of the border, and travelers were expected to stop in and report their purchases. The opportunity to remedy this situation and support enforcement of

2262-675: The East Branch into Catskill Park , where the routes split near Brock Mountain . NY 30 exits the park, runs along the south side of the Pepacton Reservoir , before crossing over to the north side of the river. Near Margaretville , NY 30 briefly overlaps NY 28 before turning northward toward Roxbury , where the route passes the John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site . New York Governor David Paterson designated

2340-474: The English Georgian style or given a regional gloss, but one which continues to operate in the collective public vision of government. Simon was unwavering in his defense of what he considered a "conservative-progressive" approach to design in which he saw "art, beauty, symmetry, harmony and rhythm". The border inspection stations do not individually possess high artistic values, but they do represent

2418-508: The Prohibition laws was offered by enactment of the Elliott-Fernald Public Buildings Act of 1926 which authorized the government through the Treasury Department to accelerate its building program and began its allocation with $ 150,000,000, which it later increased considerably. Fort Covington was west of the so-called Rum Trail which made Rouses Point the chief point of entry for bootlegged liquor in upstate New York , but it

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2496-546: The United States. The hotel was built in 1820, prior to the Webster–Ashburton Treaty of 1842, which redefined this section of the international border. Prior to construction of the current Dundee border station, Canada Customs was operated out of the McMillon Residence. The current US border station was constructed in the early 1930s. In 2014 the border inspection station on the U.S. side was listed on

2574-409: The architectural profession may still be observed in the fact that he is often omitted in architectural reference works. The border inspection stations do not individually possess high artistic values, but they do represent a distinguishable entity, that of United States Border Stations whose components are nonetheless of artistic value. This station at Fort Covington is a fine example of the choice of

2652-460: The automobile whose price was increasingly affordable thanks to Henry Ford's creation of the industrial assembly line . The stations were constructed as part of the government's program to improve its public buildings and to control casual smuggling of alcohol which most often took place in cars crossing the border. Their construction was also seen as a means of giving work to the many locally unemployed. The Fort Covington border inspection station

2730-490: The base of Toepath Mountain near Fultonham and along a pair of village streets in Breakabeen. In the 1950s, a proposal was made to reroute NY 30 onto a new routing in the base of the valley surrounding Schoharie Creek . The proposal was approved, and the new alignment of NY 30 opened c.  1970 . The former routing of NY 30 from Max V. Shaul State Park near Breakabeen to Fultonham, still visible from

2808-608: The border stations of Fort Covington and Churubusco are facilities of the Trout River Port of Entry. There are several buildings near this crossing that were built prior to the establishment of the US-Canada border in 1842. These include a former duty-free shop and two residences. The Trout River Border Inspection Station is one of seven existing border inspection stations built on the New York - Quebec border between 1931 and 1934. In 2014 it, along with others around

2886-408: The building at eaves level. A portion of the canopy over the outer lane was enlarged and raised in 1972, but the canopy section closer to the building is topped by segments of its original wrought iron railing. At the easternmost end of the canopy is a flag pole island with a wrought iron railing. On the first-floor interior, a vestibule is formed by two parallel panelled counters on left and right of

2964-504: The building. In 1958 the alterations to the canopy supports were made and in 1968 the main entry was replaced, and the accessible bathroom was added. A back-up generator was installed in 1976 in the basement. The Canada border station at the Trout River crossing is a neo-Tudor design. It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story, Tudor Revival structure with a gabled roof and dormers. It also has and bell cast eaves supported on heavy brackets. Stucco walls contrast with decorative half timbering that

3042-657: The center of the hamlet. North of Grand Gorge, NY 30 crosses into Schoharie County and intersects NY 990V , one of four reference routes in New York signed as a touring route, near the northeastern edge of the Schoharie Reservoir in Gilboa . From NY 990V northward, NY 30 follows the Schoharie Creek through Schoharie County to Middleburgh , where it intersects NY 145 . To

3120-623: The country built during this period, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Border Stations are associated with four important events in United States history: the imposition of Prohibition between 1919 and 1933; enactment of the Elliott-Fernald Public Buildings Act in 1926 which was followed closely by the Great Depression ; and the growth of the automobile whose price

3198-413: The country during the Depression and funding was accelerated to bring stimulus to state and local economies by putting to work many of the unemployed in building and then manning the stations. Local accounts make clear the number of jobs the station created. Local labor was used to build the station and Fort Covington residents were appointed customs inspectors. The Fort Covington Border Inspection Station

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3276-439: The east with a single leaf door and sidelight beneath a transom. The wings are four bays long and one bay wide under hipped, slate covered roofs. The south wing is an inspection shed for vehicles and that on the north is a garage for government vehicles. All four garage bays on the south have been filled in: two were sealed, one enclosed with a pedestrian door, the fourth with a pair of handicap accessible bathrooms entered beneath

3354-467: The entry. There are two small bathrooms directly across from the entry to the right of a stair which connects the basement to the second floor. Left of the stair the space is divided into an office by a wall with three glass windows and a door topped by glass transoms, all added in 1935. The area on the right is unpartitioned. Interior finishes are typical for the border stations with plaster walls, architrave door surrounds, picture rail and baseboards defining

3432-408: The first level is original red tile set in a concrete border. Linoleum has been added in the offices. The basement is devoted to mechanical rooms with the unusual exception of two room size safes. The second floor is divided into office spaces, with two bathrooms which retain their original pedestal sinks, tile floor and walls and wooden stall partitions. New lighting fixtures have been hung throughout

3510-483: The government through the Treasury Department to accelerate its building program and began its allocation with $ 150,000,000 which it later increased considerably. Trout River was west of the so-called Rum Trail which made Route 9 the chief path of entry for bootlegged liquor in upstate New York. Bootleggers however, ran liquor across the border at Trout River and it was a vulnerable spot for smuggling . At

3588-486: The image of the government projected by its public buildings, an image derived from classical western architecture, filtered perhaps through the English Georgian style or given a regional gloss, but one which continues to operate in the collective public vision of government. Simon was unwavering in his defense of what he considered a "conservative-progressive" approach to design in which he saw "art, beauty, symmetry, harmony and rhythm". The debate which his approach stirred in

3666-482: The integrity of its materials. The Trout River Border Inspection Station in located on the north east corner of the intersection of New York State Route 30 and the Westville Road in a small cluster of buildings which date c.1850 to 1900. The Canada border station is in view on the north while open space surrounds this rural village in all directions. From the north, pavement markings and signage divert cars to

3744-428: The interior of the main block the first floor is divided into a public vestibule and office space by two L-shaped, panelled counters. Separating the immigration offices from the customs offices on each side of the space is a relatively narrow wood stairway to the basement and second floor. Interior finishes throughout the building are largely intact with plaster walls and ceilings, and architrave door surrounds. Flooring on

3822-451: The modern alignment of the route, was closed to the public and guardrails were installed to stop motor traffic from using the route. However, biking and walking was still allowed, and the old highway is now a 1.5-mile-long (2.4 km) trail known as "Old Route 30". The trail is not maintained; thus, the quality of the blacktop along Old Route 30 has deteriorated over the years. There are significant potholes and overhanging trees, but

3900-599: The modern junction of NY 30 and NY 30A in Mayfield to Speculator was part of NY 54 . From Speculator to Indian Lake , NY 30 was the northernmost segment of NY 80 . Between Indian Lake and Long Lake , NY 30 comprised the western half of NY 10A . Past Long Lake, NY 30 was part of NY 10 north to the modern junction of NY 30 and NY 186 west of Harrietstown . From NY 186 to modern NY 86 in Paul Smiths ,

3978-624: The most. It is the only station to control a border over both land and water. Drawings indicate that it was planned to have two inspection residences at the site, although none remains today. The era of Prohibition begun in 1919 with the Volstead Act and extended nationwide by the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920, resulted in massive bootlegging along

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4056-601: The north in Schoharie , NY 30 meets NY 443 before splitting into NY 30 and NY 30A north of the village, with Schoharie Creek largely following NY 30A. While NY 30A connects to Interstate 88 (I-88) by way of an interchange a short distance to the north, NY 30 has no connection to the freeway. Just past I-88, NY 30 intersects NY 7 . Shortly after passing NY 7, NY 30 enters Schenectady County . In Schenectady County, Schoharie Creek breaks from NY 30A and returns to

4134-488: The others a residential scale, a Neo-colonial style, and an organization to accommodate functions of both customs and immigration services. The era of Prohibition begun in 1919 with the Volstead Act and extended nationwide by the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1920, resulted in massive bootlegging along the Canada–US border. In New York, early efforts to control bootlegging were carried out by

4212-478: The path is still traversable. A large landslide has taken out a section of the road at the southern end. The second realignment of NY 30 was in the vicinity of the village of Northville . Route NY 30 originally entered the village by way of Bridge Street and followed Bridge, Main, and Reed streets through the village. It continued along the eastern bank of the Great Sacandaga Lake on what

4290-612: The portion of Old Northville Road from the Fulton – Hamilton county line to its junction with NY 30 is maintained by Hamilton County as CR 15. Two intersections with other state highways in the Town of Schoharie, NY 443 and NY 30A were simplified to simple T-intersections beginning in the summer of 2010. The latter intersection was the site of a deadly limousine crash in October 2018 that killed 20 people. NY 30A

4368-514: The present alignment of NY 30 was unnumbered. Between Paul Smiths and Malone, NY 30 was part of NY 3 . The remainder of NY 30 was unnumbered. In the 1930 renumbering , NY 30 was largely assigned to its current alignment between the Hancock hamlet of East Branch and Wells , where it terminated at NY 8 . Past Wells, the modern alignment of NY 30 was designated as NY 8 to Speculator and as NY 10 north to

4446-405: The seven New York border inspection stations had been designated for construction as early as 1929, land acquisition and the designing and bidding process was stalled at various stages for each of the buildings and their construction took place unevenly over a period of five years. Trout River was the first station to be constructed. It is still in active use. The Trout River Border Inspection Station

4524-422: The seven New York border inspection stations had been designated for construction as early as 1929, land acquisition and the designing and bidding process was stalled at various stages for each of the buildings, and their construction took place unevenly over a period of five years. Fort Covington was constructed among the last of the stations. It is still in active use. The Fort Covington Border Inspection Station

4602-540: The spaces. The first floor has been laid with a new tile surface in the public area. Original lighting fixtures have been replaced with ceiling hung fluorescent fixtures. The cement-floored basement is divided into two mechanical rooms and a storage-mechanical room. The two end rooms have their original ornamental, two-panelled doors with patterned panels. The second floor has hardwood and linoleum floors and two side by side detention rooms with their original barred and panelled entry doors, replacement sinks, and toilets. There

4680-451: The splits rejoin, NY 30 continues on Market Street and leaves the city and, for all purposes, the county. In adjacent Fulton County , NY 30 crosses NY 29 near Broadalbin , then curves gently to the east after an intersection with County Route 155 (CR 155), a historical routing of NY 29. 0.25 miles (0.40 km), NY 30 turns left toward Mayfield ; CR 155 continues eastward. The concurrency between

4758-661: The state is located in the city of Amsterdam, where the route is locally maintained from Prospect Street (two blocks north of NY 67 ) to the northern city line. NY 30 begins at an interchange with NY 17 in the town of Hancock adjacent to the confluence of the East Branch of the Delaware River and the Beaverkill River . The route follows the East Branch northeast to Downsville , where it meets NY 206 . NY 206 follows NY 30 across

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4836-421: The station on the river is a docking area where docks are placed in season. Signs alert boaters to the border, and a walkway leads from the inspection dock area to the station. There is a provision for car parking south of the station. The station is three-part in plan, with a one and a half-story, white painted brick central block and two single-story weatherboarded wings on the north and south. The central block

4914-418: The station's three lane inspection bays via an oval, concrete drive. The east facing building is set on a flat, grass covered lot, 57,270 square feet in area, flanked by two mature hemlock trees which appear to be over fifty years old. Public parking is provided on the south side of the building. The red-brick station is an example of Georgian Revival architecture . It was built in a three-part plan composed of

4992-562: The stretch of NY 30 within Delaware County the "David C. Brinkerhoff Memorial Highway", after the New York State Trooper who was slain in pursuit of Travis Trimm near the village on April 25, 2007. From Roxbury, NY 30 follows the East Branch to Grand Gorge in northeastern Delaware County , where the East Branch comes to an end amidst the mountains. NY 30, meanwhile, intersects NY 23 in

5070-408: The tenure of William H. Woodin , Secretary of the Treasury, Lawrence W. Robert, Jr. Assistant and James A. Wetmore Acting Supervising Architect. Border stations were constructed by the federal government in several New England states along the border with Canada during the 1930s and several common plans and elevations can be discerned among the remaining stations. Fort Covington shares with the others

5148-550: The tenure of Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon , and constructed from 1931 to 1932. At the time of its construction, Louis A. Simon was Superintendent of the Architectural Section. Border stations were constructed by the federal government in New England along the border with Canada during the 1930s and several common plans and elevations can be discerned among the remaining stations. Trout River shares with

5226-449: The time Prohibition was repealed, the Trout River border inspection station had been in operation for two years. However, the end of Prohibition did not mean the end of smuggling, as the public had developed a taste for Canadian liquor and its bootleggers had discovered the money that could be made smuggling raw alcohol into Canada where prices for it were considerably higher. Trout River continued to operate to interdict this activity. While

5304-550: The two routes is unsigned. NY 30 historically followed School Street through the village of Mayfield. The new routing has it heading toward Riceville, where NY 30A rejoins NY 30. Here, the Adirondack Trail begins as NY 30 turns right, following the right-of-way of NY 30A into Adirondack Park shortly before entering Mayfield. NY 30 runs through the Adirondacks, accessing communities such as Speculator , Blue Mountain Lake , and Tupper Lake as

5382-515: The vicinity of NY 30 as it intersects U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Esperance . From Esperance northward, the creek becomes roughly equidistant from both NY 30 and NY 30A as all three entities cross into Montgomery County . Near the northeastern corner of the county, NY 30 enters the city of Amsterdam . The route meets the New York State Thruway ( I-90 ) and NY 5S via separate interchanges before heading downhill as

5460-442: The window openings. On the first floor, sash is the original 12/12. On the second floor, the dormer window openings are arched with 8/8 Gothic sash. The center entry has a replacement glass-and-aluminum door. The north and south wings of the building are divided into four arched vehicle bays on the east and four bays of 12/12 sash on the west facade. They are a single bay in width beneath slate-covered hip roofs. Quoins are repeated at

5538-489: The wing corners. On the south wing, the inspection shed, one bay has been converted to a handicapped bathroom which is entered beneath a small wooden hood. On the north wing, the garage, one bay opening has been altered to serve as a pedestrian entry. The flat-roofed inspection canopy which extends to the east in three lanes is topped by a wrought iron railing on three sides and supported by a combination of five original paneled wooden piers and seven replacement metal columns. On

5616-492: Was a necessary border station for control. At the time Prohibition was repealed, the Fort Covington border inspection station had just been completed. However, the end of Prohibition did not mean the end of smuggling, as the public had developed a taste for Canadian liquor, and its bootleggers had discovered the money that could be made smuggling raw alcohol into Canada where prices for it were considerably higher. Fort Covington continued to operate to interdict this activity. While

5694-438: Was accelerated to bring stimulus to state and local economies by putting to work many of the unemployed in building and then manning the stations. Local accounts make clear the number of jobs the station created. Local labor was used to build the station and Trout River residents were appointed customs inspectors. The Trout River Border Inspection Station is associated with the life of Louis A. Simon, FAIA, who as Superintendent of

5772-460: Was also once part of the Middleburgh and Schoharie Plank Road. Prior to 1930, the modern routing of NY 30 carried a large number of designations. Between Margaretville and Grand Gorge in the town of Roxbury , what is now NY 30 was designated as part of NY 19 . From Mayfield north to Malone , most of the current routing of NY 30 carried a designation. The portion from

5850-661: Was assigned in the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to most of its modern routing south of Wells, replacing a series of designations that had been assigned to the highway in the 1920s. The portion of what is now NY 30 north of Speculator was initially part of NY 10 . When that route was truncated to Arietta c.  1960 , NY 30 was extended northward over NY 10's former alignment by way of an overlap with NY 8 . The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) maintains all but 0.97 miles (1.56 km) of NY 30's 301-mile (484 km) alignment. The only section not maintained by

5928-414: Was increasingly affordable thanks to Henry Ford's creation of the industrial assembly line. The stations were constructed as part of the government's program to improve its public buildings and to control casual smuggling of alcohol which most often took place in cars crossing the border. Their construction was also seen as a means of giving work to the many locally unemployed. The Trout River border station

6006-452: Was not completed until a year before the repeal of Prohibition, it was planned and built as a response to the widespread bootlegging which took place along the border with Canada and continued to serve as important role after 1933 when smuggling continued in both directions across the border. The station has been in active use for 61 years. Conceived in a period of relative prosperity, the Public Buildings Act came to have greater importance to

6084-675: Was originally charcoal-colored, is currently painted red. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building. Built in 1933, the CBSA border station at Trout River is among the oldest border facilities still in operation. The Tudor style was used at other border stations such as Beebe and Lacolle . This building was designated by the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office as a Recognized Federal Heritage Building in 1991. Fort Covington%E2%80%93Dundee Border Crossing Fort Covington–Dundee

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