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Southside Historic District (Corning, New York)

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Southside Historic District
Southside Historic District, September 2012
Southside Historic District (Corning, New York) is located in New York
Southside Historic District (Corning, New York)
LocationRoughly bounded by NY 17, Chemung St., Spencer Hill, and Washington St., Corning, New York
Area140 acres (57 ha)
Builtc. 1835 (1835)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.98000137[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 1998

Southside Historic District is a national historic district located at Corning, Steuben County, New York. 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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Becki Baker and Michelle Petrick (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Southside Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs