{"nrhp_refnum":"73001193","name":"Genesee County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main and Ellicott Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Batavia","county":"Genesee County","state":"NY","lat":42.997811100000035,"lon":-78.18691550999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-06-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A limestone Greek Revival county courthouse on a triangular lot at the junction of Main and Ellicott Streets in Batavia, Genesee County, New York, built 1841-43.","why_significant":"The courthouse is an architectural focal point in downtown Batavia and has played an integral part in the area's history since 1841. It was built of local craftsmanship and materials, including limestone from LeRoy. It has been maintained as a courthouse with only functional alterations.","narrative":"Set on a triangular lot where Main and Ellicott Streets meet, the Genesee County Courthouse dominates the western approach to Batavia's business section. Built between 1841 and 1843, the square limestone building has five bays on each facade, a slate and copper hip roof, and a white wooden cupola holding a brass bell. The stone came from nearby LeRoy, with pillars and capitals from Lockport, making it a product of local craftsmanship and materials. Work began the year Wyoming County was created, which restored Batavia's central position in the much-reduced Genesee County. Its design consolidated the style of the earlier wooden courthouse designed by John Ellicott of the Holland Land Company. The first court sat there in February 1843. Alterations have been functional: interior changes and fireproofing in 1862, and in 1931 most of the front porch was enclosed for offices and the courtroom was rearranged. The building remains a working courthouse and anchors a group of architecturally distinguished neighboring buildings.","period_of_significance":"1841-3 (19th Century)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition rated good and altered; still maintained and used as a courthouse, occupied, with government use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.739927-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001193.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001193/9a57812fe2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001193/9a57812fe2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genesee_County_Courthouse_Oct_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genesee_County_Courthouse_Oct_09.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"82001173","name":"Genesee County Courthouse Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/genesee-county-courthouse-historic-district-82001173/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317893","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesee_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5532719"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/genesee-county/genesee-county-courthouse-73001193/"}