Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District (Geneva, New York) Explained

Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Nocat:	yes
Coordinates:	42.8678°N -76.9836°W
Architect:	Pierce & Bickford Lloyd Phillips Adams
Builder:	Solomon Persons and Edward Siglar
Architecture:	Greek Revival, Romanesque, Italianate, Colonial Revival, Art Deco, et al.
Added:	May 20, 2014
Refnum:	14000225^[1]

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2014-05-23. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/12/14 through 5/16/14 . National Park Service.
2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . July 1, 2015 . . Searchable database . 2015-11-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District . 2015-11-01 . Megan Klem . PDF . December 2013 .