Hazard H. Sheldon House

	Hazard H. Sheldon House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Hazard H. Sheldon House, July 2011
	Location within New York Location within the United States
Location	539 4th St., Niagara Falls, New York
Coordinates	43°5′30.5298″N 79°3′27.9462″W / 43.091813833°N 79.057762833°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1857
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	11000275
Added to NRHP	May 11, 2011

Hazard H. Sheldon House, also known as the Sheldon-Benham House, is a historic home located at Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York. It was built about 1857 and is a 1+1⁄2-story, L-shaped dwelling built of native gorge stone in the Italian Villa style. It has a low pitched gable roof with deep overhanging eaves. From 1857 to 1900, it was the home of Hazard H. Sheldon (1821-1900), an important figure in the early civic affairs of Niagara Falls.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/09/11 through 5/13/11. National Park Service. May 20, 2011.
↑ Daniel McEneny (December 2010). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Sheldon, Hazard H., House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 16, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

[nps-1] 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/09/11 through 5/13/11. National Park Service. May 20, 2011.

[nrhpdoc-2] Daniel McEneny (December 2010). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Sheldon, Hazard H., House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 16, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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