{"nrhp_refnum":"03000600","name":"Waverly Village Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"358-360 Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waverly","county":"Tioga County","state":"NY","lat":42.000940909000064,"lon":-76.53910764899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three and one-half story brick and stone municipal building at 358-360 Broad Street in the business district of Waverly, Tioga County, New York. It was built in 1892 as a fire hall and village hall, designed by J.H. Pierce and built by Sherman A. Genung.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a distinguished example of late nineteenth century public/commercial block architecture and Victorian eclectic design (Criterion C). It is also locally significant in municipal government history (Criterion A) because the village has used it continuously for protective services and other functions. Its bell tower marks the center of Broad Street and the commercial district.","narrative":"Completed in 1892 on Broad Street in Waverly, this three and one-half story brick and stone building was designed as a fire hall for the village's three volunteer fire companies, with rooms upstairs for the police and village trustees. Architect J.H. Pierce of the Elmira firm Pierce and Bickford drew the plans, and local builder Sherman A. Genung won the construction contract with a bid of $16,346.13. Romanesque-style arches, rusticated stone, brick pilasters with Corinthian-style capitals and a Queen Anne bell tower give the building its character. Inside, the original main staircase, wainscoting and oak flooring survive. The hall is significant for its late nineteenth century design and for more than a century of continuous municipal use. The police department and village court still operate there, and the tower remains a recognizable landmark in the commercial district. Pierce and Bickford also oversaw renovations in the 1920s.","period_of_significance":"1892-1953","architect_builder":"J.H. Pierce (architect); Sherman A. Genung (builder)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian; Victorian Eclectic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in municipal use as the police department headquarters and village court space. The fire department has moved to a new facility but stores historic artifacts and furnishings in the building.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.421027-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/03000600.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000600/1dd881b3cf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000600/1dd881b3cf-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waverly_Village_Hall_Waverly_NY_Oct_09.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waverly_Village_Hall_Waverly_NY_Oct_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322463","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverly_Village_Hall_(Waverly,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7975501"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/tioga-county/waverly-village-hall-03000600/"}