{"nrhp_refnum":"73001192","name":"Batavia Club","other_names":["Bank of Genesee"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main and Bank Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Batavia","county":"Genesee County","state":"NY","lat":42.997681415000045,"lon":-78.18164656599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-06-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick building at the corner of Main and Bank Streets in Batavia, Genesee County, New York, built in 1831 as the Bank of Genesee and now used as a private men's club.","why_significant":"It housed the Bank of Genesee, one of the first banks west of the Genesee River, in a village that was the center of Holland Land Office operations. It is also one of only two known surviving works of Rochester architect-builder Hezekiah Eldredge. The Batavia Club has occupied it since 1886 and kept its interior woodwork, mantels and stairway well maintained.","narrative":"Built in 1831 at the corner of Main and Bank Streets in Batavia, this two-story brick building with stepped gables first served as the Bank of Genesee, one of the earliest banks west of the Genesee River. Batavia was then the center of Holland Land Office operations and gained further business from the Erie Canal. Rochester architect-builder Hezekiah Eldredge designed it as both a bank and an elegant home for the cashier, and costs ran well beyond the $6,000 first appropriated. Only one other Eldredge building, the Lockport Bank, is known to survive. The three-bay front has paired colonettes around the doorway and windows, while a heavier door hood was added later. The Batavia Club bought the building in 1886 and has used it as a men's club for almost twice as long as it served as a bank. Its woodwork, mantels and stairway remain carefully maintained, and a fire-damaged dining room has been restored.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1831)","architect_builder":"Hezekiah Eldredge, Rochester architect-builder; Daniel Ryan, carpenter","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a private men's club by the Batavia Club since 1886; condition marked good and altered; a kitchen wing burned around 1966 and was replaced by a one-story cement block structure.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.576304-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001192.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001192/314f36b82c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001192/314f36b82c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Batavia_Club_Oct_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Batavia_Club_Oct_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317889","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia_Club","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4868666"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/genesee-county/batavia-club-73001192/"}