Elmira Civic Historic District

Elmira Civic Historic District
Looking north on Lake Street, Arnot Art Museum in foreground
Location Elmira, New York
Coordinates 42°5′26″N 76°48′9″W / 42.09056°N 76.80250°WCoordinates: 42°5′26″N 76°48′9″W / 42.09056°N 76.80250°W
Built 1835
Architect Pierce & Bickford; Et al.
Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Governing body U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
NRHP Reference # 80002596
Added to NRHP July 30, 1980[1]

The Elmira Civic Historic District is the area of downtown Elmira, New York where the governmental center developed in the town's early history. It includes the Chemung County Courthouse Complex, John Hazlett Office Building and the Arnot Art Museum/Icehouse, all on Lake Street. Among the contributing buildings on Church Street are the Richardson Romanesque style Armory Building, the Beaux Arts-style City Hall, designed by J. H. Pierce and H. H. Bickford, and the U. S. Post Office. Other buildings are on nearby Baldwin Street, Market Street and Carroll Street. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[2]

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