Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District (Geneva, New York)


Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Geneva City Hall, August 2009

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
Coordinates	42°52′04″N 76°59′01″W / 42.86778°N 76.98361°W / 42.86778; -76.98361Coordinates: 42°52′04″N 76°59′01″W / 42.86778°N 76.98361°W / 42.86778; -76.98361
Area	14.54 acres (5.88 ha)
Built	1840 (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 #	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

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/12/14 through 5/16/14. National Park Service. 2014-05-23.
↑ ""Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)"" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Megan Klem (December 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01.

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