Geneseo Historic District | |
Location | Geneseo, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°47′46″N 77°49′00″W / 42.796237°N 77.816771°W |
Area | 608 acres (246 ha) |
Architect | Claude Bragdon, et al. (original) Robert Sherlock, et al. (increase) |
Architectural style | Italianate, Federal, Queen Anne (original) Mid–19th Century Revival, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian (increase) |
NRHP reference No. | 77000948 (original) 85000642 (increase) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 9, 1977 |
Boundary increase | March 21, 1985[1] |
Designated NHLD | July 17, 1991[2] |
The Geneseo Historic District, previously known as the Main Street Historic District, is a historic district encompassing much of the village center of Geneseo, New York. Geneseo has a remarkably well-preserved 19th-century streetscape, with Victorian architecture embodying a picturesque style advocated by architect Andrew Jackson Downing. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977; an enlarged district was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1991.[2]