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 Berkshire Village Historic District - Berkshire, NY Posted by:  ripraff
N 42° 18.291 W 076° 11.192
18T E 402203 N 4684305
"The historic buildings which make up the Berkshire Village Historic District form the only extant grouping to reflect the prosperity of the community at the peak of its development. "
Waymark Code: WMPP15
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2015
Views: 3
( visit link) "By 1860, the hamlet included three churches and thirty-four dwellings. Village residents included pastors, a doctor, teachers and numerous merchants and tradesmen. Residential buildings in the village ranged from modest one and one-half story Federal period cottages to stylish examples of Greek Revival and Italianate architecture...But it was in public architecture that the community best expressed its growing sophistication: The 1888 Berkshire School, an excellent example of Stick style design, and the Methodist Church and Congregational Church, designed in the Queen Anne style by prominent Elmira architects, exemplified the pride and prosperity of the period...The historic buildings which make up the Berkshire Village Historic District form the only extant grouping to reflect the prosperity of the community at the peak of its development. Always an important crossroads, it has gained added significance as the only portion of the historic hamlet to retain the integrity of feeling and association reflective of its nineteenth-century origins."
Street address:
Main St. and Leonard Ave.
Berkshire, NY USA
13736
County / Borough / Parish: Tioga
Year listed: 1984
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Agriculture Greek Revival, Federal, Late Victorian
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Historic function: Domestic Single Dwelling
Current function: Domestic Single Dwelling
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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