Editing White Creek, New York (section)

==History==
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Settlement in the town of "White Creek began after the granting of the Cambridge Patent in 1761. The first settlers in the present hamlet of White Creek were [[Quakers]]. John Allen built the first permanent residence in 1757 with a later addition in 1770, a house which remains as one of the best-preserved structures surviving from the eighteenth century in White Creek. The Cornell House and the Christopher Allen House (both built 1772) also survive from the colonial period, reflecting a rich variety of house styles. According to local tradition, the Christopher Allen House was operated as a tavern, and its ballroom also served as a temporary hospital for wounded from the nearby [[Battle of Bennington|Battle of Waloomsac [Bennington]]] in 1777.

[[File:White Creek NY Allens Hat Shop 20210719 101645.jpg|thumb|left|alt=John Allen's hat shop|Historical marker for John Allen's hat shop on Niles Road in White Creek, New York in July 2021.]]

[[File:Historic White Creek NY fire station 20210926 161706.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Historic White Creek fire station|Historic White Creek, NY fire station building on County Road 68 (White Creek Rd).]]

White Creek was formed from [[Cambridge, New York|Cambridge]] in 1815. It became a center of regional commerce late in the eighteenth century, and local prosperity reached its high point during the 1840s. Among the most interesting and important of White Creek's historic buildings are its commercial structures. The hotel and tavern and the harness shop are outstanding, rare Greek Revival-style rural commercial buildings whose presence in the historic district contribute to a fuller understanding of life in White Creek during the nineteenth century. The businesses housed in these and other White Creek structures prospered, enabling owners to build comfortable homes along the streets of the hamlet. Most of these residences survive within the present district, and their stylistic treatment illustrates the relationship between wealth and taste in White Creek from the 1750s to the 1880s.

Present day White Creek is made up of mostly farms, fields, small residences, and forest land. There is one small community located on Route 68 and Niles Road that is a cluster of about 20-30 homes. These residences make up the White Creek National Historic District.