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Christman Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary

Bird sanctuaries of the United StatesHistoric districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)NRHP infobox with nocatNational Register of Historic Places in Schenectady County, New YorkSchenectady County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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Christman Sanctuary, First Waterfall
Christman Sanctuary, First Waterfall

Christman Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary is a national historic district located near Delanson, Schenectady County, New York. The district includes six contributing buildings and one contributing structure on a largely wooded, rural 105-acre (42 ha) tract. It lies in the valley of the Bozenkill and includes a 30-foot (9.1 m) waterfall along the Helderberg Escarpment. Located on the property is a two-story frame dwelling built in 1868, a stone dairy house, barns, large stone walls, and an open lean-to built by the Mohawk Valley Hiking Club. The sanctuary had its beginnings in 1888 when property owner W.W. Christman (1865-1937) and his wife, the former Catherine Bradt, began a winter bird feeding program during the great blizzard of that year.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

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