{"nrhp_refnum":"80002799","name":"Warsaw Academy","other_names":["Masonic Temple"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"73 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Warsaw","county":"Wyoming County","state":"NY","lat":42.73884226800004,"lon":-78.13256632199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-01-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Greek Revival cobblestone building at 73 South Main Street in Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York, erected in 1846 as the Warsaw Academy and now used as a Masonic temple.","why_significant":"It is described as the only cobblestone structure ever built in the township and one of the finest Greek Revival buildings in Warsaw. It is a good example of the cobblestone construction that was a regional vernacular type in western New York. It also served as the village school and later as a community gathering place.","narrative":"Built in 1846 as the Warsaw Academy, this two-story cobblestone building on South Main Street in Warsaw, New York, was constructed after Wyoming County was formed and Warsaw became the county seat. Builder Chester Hurd erected it for $1,500 to consolidate four school districts. Its Greek Revival details include a gabled east facade, a raking cornice, limestone quoins, lintels and sills, and a square cupola. According to local tradition, boys gathered the cobblestones for the price of a circus ticket. A brick wing was added in 1854, and a stucco bowling alley addition followed in 1928. The school closed in 1873, and the building later passed through several owners, including a canning business, before Masonic groups bought it in 1907. It is the only cobblestone structure ever built in the township and is considered among the finest Greek Revival buildings in the village. A boulder on the lawn commemorates Warsaw's first dwelling.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Chester Hurd, builder","architectural_style":"Greek Revival (cobblestone construction)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the Warsaw Temple Association, which maintains it; the hall is often rented for banquets and meetings. The interior has been totally altered, and the bowling alley addition is used for storage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.096026-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80002799.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002799/b1e380ebd3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002799/b1e380ebd3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warsaw_Academy_Oct_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warsaw_Academy_Oct_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323358","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7970882"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/wyoming-county/warsaw-academy-80002799/"}