Busti is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 7,351 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Paul Busti, an official of the Holland Land Company, but its pronunciation uses a long i sound at the end, a frequent alteration in the names of several upstate New York towns. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Chautauqua County, New York.
Midway State Park, located in Maple Springs, New York, was established in 1898 by the Jamestown & Lake Erie Railway as a picnic ground. Today, it is recognized as the fifteenth-oldest continually operating amusement park in the United States, and the fifth-oldest remaining trolley park of the thirteen still operating in the United States.
Ashville is a hamlet near the junction of NY 474 and NY 394, on the line between the towns of North Harmony and Busti in Chautauqua County, New York. It is the location of the Smith Bly House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The hamlet is located at an elevation of 1358 ft above sea level.
The Lewis Miller Cottage is a historic house at Whitfield and Vincent Avenues, on the grounds of the Chautauqua Institute in Chautauqua, New York. Built in 1874, it was the residence of Lewis Miller, founder and leader of the Chautauqua movement. It was named a National Historic Landmark in 1965 for its association with Miller, and is included in the larger Chautauqua Institution Historic District, also a National Historic Landmark.
Samuel Frederick Nixon was an American businessman and politician.
The Atwater-Stone House is a historic house located at 29 Water Street in Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York.
The L. Bliss House is a historic house located at 90 West Main Street in Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York.
The York-Skinner House is a historic house located at Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It is a 1 1⁄2-story wood-frame Gothic Revival-style dwelling built in 1866. The current structure incorporated an earlier dwelling built before 1833.
Frank A. Hall House is a historic home located at Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. It is a two-story stuccoed brick Italian Villa style dwelling built about 1855. It is characterized by an asymmetrical massing of wings surrounding a three-story central tower.
Gerald Mack House is a historic home located at Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. It is a two-story, brick Greek Revival style dwelling with Italianate features built in about 1850. The home features cast iron embellishments on the entrance, lintels, sills, porches, and balconies.
McMahan Homestead, also known as Landmark Acres, is a historic home located in Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. It is a two-story, five bay wood frame dwelling built in about 1820. The home features a semicircular portico with a denticulated cornice and corinthian columns that was added in the 20th century. On this property is a barn dating from the early 1800s. The home was constructed by Chautauqua County's first settler, Col. James McMahan, who came to Westfield in 1802 from Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The property is the oldest settled property in Chautauqua county with an original deed from the Holland Land Company for a large portion of Chautauqua County and has the oldest landmark in the county. Chautauqua County celebrated its 100th anniversary, 1902, on the front lawn of the McMahan homestead. In 2002 Chautauqua county celebrated its 200th anniversary also on the property.
The Samuel F. Nixon Homestead', or simply the Nixon Homestead, is a historic home located in the Village of Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. The original house was built in 1856 and subsequently expanded in about 1890 to its current size and style.
Henry Dwight Thompson House is a historic home located at Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York.
Ward House, also known as the William Allen House, is a historic home located at Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. It is a 2-story, L-shaped brick Italian Villa–style residence built in the late 1860s. The home features a prominent cupola, and the property has a 1 1⁄2-story frame barn.
Dr. John Lord House is a historic home located at Busti in Chautauqua County, New York. It is a two-and-a-half-story wood-frame Gothic Revival–style residence built in 1867.
The Smith Bly House is a historic house located in Ashville, Chautauqua County, New York.
Westfield is a historic train station located at Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. It was constructed in 1904, for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. It is a 1 1⁄2-story brick, terra cotta, and sandstone structure in the Romanesque style. It served as the main transfer point for rail passengers destined for the Chautauqua Institution. The Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad interurban, serving the eastern part of Chautauqua used the station. The Chautauqua Traction Company, serving the Chautauqua hamlet, used the Nickel Plate Railroad's station in Westfield.
Point Chautauqua Historic District is a national historic district located on Point Chautauqua, three miles (5 km) from Mayville in Chautauqua County, New York. It is located directly across Chautauqua Lake from the Chautauqua Institution. The district is a planned resort community laid out in 1875 by Frederick Law Olmsted as a Baptist camp meeting. Within a generation, it had become a resort community. The 80-acre (320,000 m2) district includes the serpentine street system, which ascends the steeply wooded slopes of the site, and its collection of single family residences developed in the late 19th and early 20th century. Among the architectural styles represented are American Craftsman, Queen Anne, and Carpenter Gothic.
The Chautauqua Auditorium is a performance hall located in Getzendaner Memorial Park, in Waxahachie, Texas. It was built in 1902 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1974. The hall seats 2500 and is noted for being an octagonal building. The auditorium hosts performances of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra as well as many country music and other shows.
