{"nrhp_refnum":"79001569","name":"Clinton-Rosekrans Law Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"62 Genessee St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Greene","county":"Chenango County","state":"NY","lat":42.32988986700008,"lon":-75.77047250099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-07-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick commercial building at 62 Genesee Street, at the corner of Driscoll Avenue, in the village of Greene, Chenango County, New York. It was built in 1892 and has a galvanized sheet iron front.","why_significant":"It has the only galvanized sheet iron facade and the most ornate storefront in the village, ordered from Mesker Brothers Iron Company of St. Louis in 1892. The front is almost unchanged and is one of the few surviving Mesker Brothers storefronts in the region. The nomination calls it a rare example of a once-common building type.","narrative":"Built in 1892 at the corner of Genesee Street and Driscoll Avenue in Greene, this two-story brick building is notable for its ornate galvanized iron front. A local builder had the facade ordered from Mesker Brothers Iron Company of St. Louis, a firm that sold complete storefronts made of stock iron pieces and shipped ready to assemble. The front combines Classical and Romanesque details, including paired engaged columns, a bracketed cornice and a triangular pediment. It is the only galvanized sheet iron facade in the village and remains the most elaborate storefront on a street of older commercial buildings. Over the years the ground floor has housed a jewelry store, a post office, an ice cream parlor, a drugstore and a clothing store, while the second floor has held a law office since 1892. The interior has been altered many times, but the exterior is largely unchanged, making the building a rare surviving example of a once-common type.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Charles L. Williams","architectural_style":"Galvanized iron front mixing Classical and Romanesque details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as excellent and altered. The exterior is largely intact, the interior retains little original detail, and the building has shops on the first floor and law offices on the second.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.268135-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/79001569.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001569/40129120e2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001569/40129120e2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Geliza","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1892_cast-iron_fronted_Clinton-Rosekrans_Law_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Geliza</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:1892_cast-iron_fronted_Clinton-Rosekrans_Law_Building.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"82003350","name":"Greene Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/greene-historic-district-82003350/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316856","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton%E2%80%93Rosekrans_Law_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5134043"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chenango-county/clinton-rosekrans-law-building-79001569/"}