New York - Cayuga County - Historic Districts
Cayuga County New York (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District, Church Street--Congress Street Historic District, Erie Canal Lock 52 Complex, North Main Street Historic District and Sherwood Equal Rights Historic District.

The famous person Slocum & Hannah Howland is associated with one of more of the Cayuga County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cayuga County places including Van Rensselaer Richmond, Joseph M. Kasson, Davis,A.J. & Downing and A.J.. Prominent architectural styles found in Cayuga Country are Greek Revival, Italianate and Early Republic.

Aurora Village-Wells College Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002595)
Also known as See Also:Aurora Steam Grist Mill
NY 90 , Aurora
Lvklock, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Davis,A.J. & Downing,A.J.
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Education, Invention, Architecture, Commerce, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Capitol, College, Government Office, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Capitol, College, Government Office, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Church Street--Congress Street Historic District (added 1994 - - #92001364)
Roughly bounded by S. Main, Church, Park and Congress Sts. , Moravia
Doncram, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Erie Canal Lock 52 Complex (added 1998 - - #98001146)
Maiden Ln. , Port Byron
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Kasson, Joseph M.
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Water-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Mosher Farmstead (added 2003 - - #03001280)
Also known as Brightside Farms
1016 Sherwood Rd. , Aurora
Lvklock, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
North Main Street Historic District (added 1993 - - #92001365)
N. Main St. and part of Keeler Ave. , Moravia
Doncram, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001397)
Off NY 90 , Montezuma and Tyre
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Richmond, Van Rensselaer
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Sherwood Equal Rights Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000096)
Sherwood Rd. & NY 34B , Sherwood
Lvklock, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Historic Person:
et.al., Howland, Slocum & Hannah
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Other, Black
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Department Store, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Department Store, Museum, Single Dwelling
South Street Area Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000109)
Also known as See Also:Seward, William H., House
Roughly, South St. and adjacent properties from Metcalf Dr. to Lincoln St. , Auburn
Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, State, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Religion, Social
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Religion, Social
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