{"nrhp_refnum":"100009963","name":"State Street-Henry Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"221 Washington Street to Lewis Street; 1 Lewis Street to Prospect Avenue; 212 State Street to CP Rail Systems track; East Clinton Street","address_restricted":false,"city":"Binghamton","county":"Broome County","state":"NY","lat":42.1014,"lon":-75.9122,"geom_source":"wikidata"},"listed_date":"2024-02-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of 22 buildings (20 contributing) a few blocks north of downtown Binghamton, New York, centered on State Street and Henry Street. The buildings are mostly brick commercial and industrial structures dating from about 1880 to 1935.","why_significant":"The district is described as architecturally significant for its intact, cohesive group of commercial, industrial and institutional buildings built between 1877 and 1935. They reflect Binghamton's growth after rail expansion and replacement of the Chenango Canal by State Street. The buildings show styles from Romanesque to Art Deco, with uniform scale and high integrity.","narrative":"North of Binghamton's central business district, a cluster of 22 buildings along State Street and Henry Street preserves the look of a late nineteenth-century commercial and manufacturing area. The corridor began as the route of the Chenango Canal, built between 1833 and 1837. After the canal closed in 1877 and State Street replaced it, a second generation of buildings arose, helped by the nearby railroad yards. Most are brick, average about four stories, and were built between 1876 and 1935. Romanesque commercial blocks, a castellated state armory, a Queen Anne store, a cigar-factory complex and a limestone 1935 post office and courthouse with Neoclassical and Art Deco details show the range of styles. Businesses once included cigar makers, newspaper printers, grocers, a candy factory and a scale works. Most alterations affect only first-story facades. Intact streetscapes, consistent scale and high architectural integrity are the reasons for the district's recognition.","period_of_significance":"1877-1935","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Romanesque, Queen Anne, Beaux-Arts, Neoclassical and Art Deco","criteria":[],"status_note":"Many buildings are used as warehouses with some office and commercial space; at least two have upper-story apartments, and the Post Office and Courthouse still houses federal offices. Condition is marked fair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.334898-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/86001384.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/100009963/c427380ce4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/100009963/c427380ce4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Tkeator","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_Street_Henry_Street_Historic_District.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Tkeator</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_Street_Henry_Street_Historic_District.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316612","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Street%E2%80%93Henry_Street_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14707351"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/broome-county/state-street-henry-street-historic-district-boundary-increase-100009963/"}