Erie Canal Lock 52 Complex

Erie Canal Lock 52 Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Maiden Ln., Port Byron, New York
Coordinates	43°2′13″N 76°38′6″W / 43.03694°N 76.63500°W / 43.03694; -76.63500Coordinates: 43°2′13″N 76°38′6″W / 43.03694°N 76.63500°W / 43.03694; -76.63500
Area	3.4 acres (1.4 ha)
Built	1849
Architect	Kasson, Joseph M.; et al.
Architectural style	Italianate, Canal lock
NRHP Reference #	98001146
Added to NRHP	September 03, 1998

Erie Canal Lock 52 Complex is a national historic district located at Port Byron and Mentz in Cayuga County, New York. The district includes two contributing buildings (the Erie House and the blacksmith shop / mule barn); three contributing engineering structures (Erie Canal Lock 52, culvert, and canal prism of the enlarged Erie Canal); and archaeological sites associated with the canal operations. Lock 52 was constructed 1849-1853 as part of the Enlarged Erie Canal program. It remained in operation until the rerouting of the canal under the New York State Barge Canal System in 1917. The Erie House was built in 1894 and is a two story frame structure that housed a saloon and hotel.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.