{"nrhp_refnum":"74001307","name":"Market Street Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Market St. from Chestnut St. to Wall St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Corning","county":"Steuben County","state":"NY","lat":42.14319420350003,"lon":-77.05370160943144,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-03-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Commerce","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-block commercial historic district along Market Street from Chestnut Street to Wall Street in downtown Corning, Steuben County, New York, about 20 acres with roughly 130 buildings, most built around 1900 and some as early as 1830.","why_significant":"The district reflects Corning's growth as a commercial and industrial center fed by canal and rail development and the glass industry. After fires in 1856, merchants rebuilt the commercial core in brick and stone, using decorative brick and terra cotta from the Corning Brick and Terra Cotta Works. It is also the focus of a downtown restoration project.","narrative":"Market Street in downtown Corning, New York, between Chestnut and Wall Streets, forms a four-block commercial district of about 130 buildings. Most date from around 1900, though some go back to 1830. Two- and three-story brick buildings predominate, distinguished by terra cotta, moulded brick, cast iron and cast stone, with ornate window pediments and corbelled cornices. A few simple wooden buildings remain among them. Notable structures include the 1859 Cain's-Brown's Store, Hyat's Mill of 1879, the 1892-93 First Bank Building, Bain's Furniture Store of 1887, and the 1892 Richardsonian Romanesque City Hall. The district's character grew from the Chemung Canal, the 1839 railroad and the arrival of the glass industry. After fires in 1856, merchants rebuilt in brick and stone, using products of the Corning Brick and Terra Cotta Works. Upper floors are largely intact, though many storefronts have been altered. A downtown restoration effort aims to recapture the area's architecture as an active commercial street.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"Tuthill of Corning (Bain's Furniture Store, 1887); A.J. Warner of Rochester (City Hall, 1892)","architectural_style":"Richardsonian Romanesque (City Hall); otherwise commercial brick and terra cotta, with cast iron storefronts","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is marked good and altered; the district is occupied, with preservation work in progress and a downtown restoration project underway. Many first-story facades have been changed while upper floors are largely intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.638563-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/74001307.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001307/31d0bc3d2c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001307/31d0bc3d2c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Market_Street_Historic_District_Corning_NY_Nov_10.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Market_Street_Historic_District_Corning_NY_Nov_10.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321993","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Street_Historic_District_(Corning,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6770757"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/steuben-county/market-street-historic-district-74001307/"}