Geneseo Historic District

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Location Geneseo, New York Area 3.27 km²		Designated NHLD July 17, 1991 Architect Claude Fayette Bragdon

NRHP Reference # 77000948 (original) 85000642 (increase) Added to NRHP July 9, 1977 (original) March 21, 1985 (increase) Architectural styles Queen Anne style architecture, Italianate architecture Similar The Homestead, First Universalist Church, Finger Lakes, Barclays Center, Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Geneseo Historic District, known also as Main Street Historic District, is a historic district in Geneseo, New York. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1991.

The district includes Geneseo's historic commercial center and its most refined residential neighborhood, plus the 102.8-acre (0.416 km²) 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.

Description of Properties

Properties included in the district are:

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:

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2nd St.

Wadsworth Library

Geneseo Baptist Church

Old Antheum Library

(to be expanded)

References

Geneseo Historic District Wikipedia

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