Tompkins Street Historic District - Cortland, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ripraff
N 42° 35.660 W 076° 11.137
18T E 402728 N 4716448
Tompkins and intersecting streets from Main St. to Cortland Rural Cemetery
Waymark Code: WMPY09
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/08/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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wikipedia "Tompkins Street-Main Street Historic District, formerly known as Tompkins Street Historic District, is a historic district in Cortland, New York. It encompasses 109 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district of Cortland and the surrounding residential areas. It includes about 60 commercial buildings built between 1860 and 1910, public buildings such as the separately listed U.S. Post Office, and the Cortland Rural Cemetery. Residences date as early as the 1830s and include mansions from the 1890-1916 period. Most residences are 2 1/2 stories and of frame construction.

Under the Tompkins Street name, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Its boundaries were increased to include Main Street from Tompkins to Clinton Streets in 1982."
Street address:
Tompkins and intersecting streets from Main St. to Cortland Rural Cemetery
Cortland, NY USA


County / Borough / Parish: Cortland

Year listed: 1975

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Periods of significance: 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]

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Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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