Rail and Titsworth Canal Warehouse

Rail and Titsworth Canal Warehouse
Rail and Titsworth Canal Warehouse, September 2012
Location Hughes Rd., Belfast, New York
Coordinates 42°20′33″N 78°7′33″W / 42.34250°N 78.12583°WCoordinates: 42°20′33″N 78°7′33″W / 42.34250°N 78.12583°W
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1853
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 00000987[1]
Added to NRHP August 16, 2000

Rail and Titsworth Canal Warehouse, also known as DeCilio's, is a historic canal warehouse building located at Belfast in Allegany County, New York. It is the oldest surviving warehouse from along the route of the Genesee Valley Canal, later Genesee Valley Canal Railroad. It was built about 1853 in the Greek Revival style. Built originally as a warehouse, over the years the structure has been used as a hotel, brothel, barn, and storehouse.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ Stacia L. Partin (March 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rail and Titsworth Canal Warehouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying five photos".