Southside Historic District - Corning, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ripraff
N 42° 08.473 W 077° 03.184
18T E 330342 N 4667495
Although the district has many houses, it also contains Episcopal, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches, an old Courthouse and a library turned into apartments.
Waymark Code: WMR2TJ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 3

"The district encompasses 624 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 4 contributing objects in a predominantly residential section of Corning. The district developed after 1835 and includes notable examples of Federal, Greek Revival, and Victorian architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed World War Memorial Library. Other notable buildings include the Steuben County Courthouse designed by J. Foster Warner, the "Voting Booth" (c. 1893-1898), Corning Free Academy (1922), the First United Methodist Church of Corning, and Christ Episcopal Church."
Street address:
Denison Parkway, Chemung St., Spencer Hill, and Washington St.
Corning, NY USA
14830


County / Borough / Parish: Steuben

Year listed: 1998

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Social History Federal, Late Victorian, Greek Revival

Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Historic function: Domestic, Education, Government, Religion Courthouse, Library, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current function: Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion Courthouse, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

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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