Seneca Falls Village Historic District

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Seneca Falls Village Historic District
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Seneca Knitting Mills, August 2009
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LocationRoughly, properties along State and Cayuga Sts. from Butler and Auburn to Canal St., including Van Cleef Lake, Seneca Falls, New York
Coordinates 42°54′18″N77°13′55″W / 42.90500°N 77.23194°W / 42.90500; -77.23194 Coordinates: 42°54′18″N77°13′55″W / 42.90500°N 77.23194°W / 42.90500; -77.23194
Area174 acres (70 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No. 91000342 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 05, 1991

Seneca Falls Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Seneca Falls in Seneca County, New York. The district contains 174 principal contributing buildings including 14 contributing outbuildings, 8 contributing structures, 2 contributing objects, and 40 principal contributing buildings. The majority of the buildings are residential or commercial and located north of the New York State Barge Canal. The district encompasses a collection of brick and frame buildings exhibiting a range of mid- to late-19th century and early 20th-century architectural styles. A notable industrial site is the former Seneca Knitting Mills complex. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Spurgeon King (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Seneca Falls Village Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-06-14.See also: "Accompanying 67 photos".