There are many historic structures and sites in the Town of Malta. A number of these are located on Dunning Street, our historic district. This is also the site of the military parade ground, dating back to the 1770’s. Fine examples of early houses remain scattered throughout the town. Typically, their form is a two-story symmetrical block with center emphasis and horizontal proportions. Architectural details are Federal or Greek Revival. Of special note are the cobblestone houses (such as the Lockrow-Riley-Allen House on Malta Avenue and the Olmstead House on Route 67 in Maltaville), which are found only in areas where glacial deposits provide an abundance of smooth, rounded stones. Their application to building design is recognized as a distinctive tradition of upstate New York architecture. Another example of this is the former stone arch bridge built circa 1873 from stone quarried in a nearby field. This locally significant structure was washed away by flooding in the spring of 1993. A Berlin Lenticular Truss Bridge (1848) from Washington County has been erected in its place.
For a complete listing of Malta’s landmarks that bear historic designations (in the form of historic markers) and its historic and cultural treasures, please refer to the “Malta Landmarks” listing further along in this “history section.”
