Geneseo Historic District

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Main Street Historic District
(U.S. National Historic Landmark District)
Main Street’s Bear Fountain, the best-known symbol of Geneseo, here decorated with flags for Memorial Day.
Main Street’s Bear Fountain, the best-known symbol of Geneseo, here decorated with flags for Memorial Day.
Location: Geneseo, New York
Architect: Claude Bragdon, et al. (original)
Robert Sherlock, et al. (increase)
Architectural style(s): Italianate, Federal, Queen Anne (original)
Mid–19th Century Revival, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian (increase)
Designated as NHL: July 17, 1991 [1]
Added to NRHP: July 09, 1977 (original)
March 21, 1985 (increase)[2]
NRHP Reference#: 77000948 (original)
85000642 (increase)
Governing body: Local

Geneseo Historic District is a National Historic Landmark historic district in Geneseo, New York. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1991.[1]

The district includes Geneseo's historic commercial center and its most refined residential neighborhood, plus the 102.8 acre estate of the Wadsworth family. That estate, The Homestead (Geneseo) was already separately listed in 1974. The district consists of 312 properties, of which 288 are contributing. The historic district was recognized by listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as Main Street Historic District, and a boundary increase to the district enlarged it in 1985.[3]

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[edit] Description of Properties

Properties included in the district are:[3]

  • Temple Hill Cemetery
  • Avon Road, east side:
    • The Hartford House, c. 1836, another Wadsworth family property.
  • Avon Road, west side:
    • Soldiers Monument
    • St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
    • St. Mary's Rectory
  • Center Street, north side:
    • Thirty residences and buildings, from 3 Center Street up to 81 Center Street
    • Central Presbyterian Church (c.1939)
  • Center Street, south side:
    • ...
  • Wadsworth Library
  • Geneseo Baptist Church
  • Old Antheum Library

(to be expanded)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Geneseo Historic District. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-14).
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ a b Jeanette McClellan and Nancy O'Dea (November 30, 1990), National Register of Historic Places Registration: Geneseo Historic DistrictPDF (3.71 MiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 31 photos, exteriors, from 1975, 1983, and 1985.PDF (3.32 MiB)

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