{"nrhp_refnum":"80002597","name":"Horseheads 1855 Extension Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Grand Central Ave., Fletcher, Sayre, W. Mill and Center Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Horseheads","county":"Chemung County","state":"NY","lat":42.16393795100004,"lon":-76.82046597034412,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-07-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of 31 buildings in the village of Horseheads, Chemung County, New York, centered on the tree-lined Grand Central Avenue boulevard and nearby streets. It covers an area developed after the village boundary was extended in 1855.","why_significant":"The district is significant for its well-preserved collection of vernacular houses in Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Bungalow and Prairie styles built between about 1830 and 1920. It also documents the village's southwestward growth after the Chemung Canal boom and keeps a cohesive small-town residential character. The 1890 Horseheads Union School adds a landmark civic building.","narrative":"Grand Central Avenue in Horseheads, New York, is a broad boulevard with a grass median, and it anchors a neighborhood of 31 buildings that grew after the village extended its boundary in 1855. Large frame houses on spacious, tree-lined lots show the changing tastes of roughly 1830 to 1920, from a Greek Revival house on Steuben Street and a Gothic Revival cottage with a matching privy on Pine Street to Italianate villas with towers, Queen Anne and Eastlake homes, two bungalows and a Prairie-style house. The brick Horseheads Union School, designed in 1890 by Elmira architects Joseph H. Pierce and H.H. Bickford, adds a civic landmark. The area grew from farmland subdivided in 1850, during the Chemung Canal's peak of trade. The district was recognized for the integrity and harmony of its setting, not only individual buildings. Only two modern brick houses intrude, and the school was vacant and at risk of demolition.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900-","architect_builder":"Joseph H. Pierce and H.H. Bickford (Elmira architects), for the Horseheads Union School (1890)","architectural_style":"Vernacular 19th and early 20th century styles: Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Eastlake, Stick, Bungalow, Prairie","criteria":[],"status_note":"Mostly occupied residences, with a few converted to offices, shops or a funeral home. The Horseheads Union School is described as vacant and threatened with demolition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.252543-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80002597.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002597/938289ecbe-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002597/938289ecbe-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Horseheads_1855_Ext_3.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Horseheads_1855_Ext_3.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316824","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseheads_1855_Extension_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5905794"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chemung-county/horseheads-1855-extension-historic-district-80002597/"}