Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District (Geneva, New York)
Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District | |
Location | 8-156 Castle, 16 & 20 E. Castle, 396-555 Exchange, 20-120 Seneca, 24-52 Linden & 317, 319, 325 & 329 Main Sts., Geneva, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°52′04″N 76°59′01″W / 42.86778°N 76.98361°W |
Area | 14.54 acres (5.88 ha) |
Built | 1840 |
Built by | Solomon Persons and Edward Siglar |
Architect | Pierce & Bickford; Lloyd Phillips Adams |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Romanesque, Italianate, Colonial Revival, Art Deco, et al. |
NRHP reference No. | 14000225[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 20, 2014 |
Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Geneva, Ontario County, New York. It encompasses 83 contributing buildings in the central business district of Geneva. They were built between about 1840 and 1940, and include notable examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Colonial Revival, and Art Deco style commercial architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Farmers and Merchants Bank, Smith's Opera House, and United States Post Office. Other notable buildings include the Prouty Block (1876), YMCA (1902), Wheat Building (1904), Guard Building (1917, 1924), Geneva City Hall (1913, 1940), Odd Fellows Building (1884-1890), and Kresge Building (1928).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/12/14 through 5/16/14. National Park Service. May 23, 2014.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015. Note: This includes Megan Klem (December 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Geneva Commercial Historic District (Geneva, New York) at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Greek Revival architecture in New York (state)
- Italianate architecture in New York (state)
- Romanesque Revival architecture in New York (state)
- Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state)
- Art Deco architecture in New York (state)
- Buildings and structures in Ontario County, New York
- Geneva, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Ontario County, New York
- Ontario County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs