{"nrhp_refnum":"82001097","name":"Sherburne Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"N. and S. Main, E. and W. State, Classic, Summit and Church Sts. and Park Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sherburne","county":"Chenango County","state":"NY","lat":42.67727016200004,"lon":-75.49279427486809,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of 119 properties in the village of Sherburne, Chenango County, New York, centered on South Main, Church, East and West State Streets. It includes commercial, residential, religious, educational and industrial buildings from the early 1800s to the 1930s.","why_significant":"The district is argued to represent the village's historic past through a wide range of architectural styles, from Federal and Greek Revival to Second Empire, Italianate and Queen Anne. Its growth followed the Chenango Canal (1837-78) and the arrival of the railroad in 1867, which brought waves of building and prosperity. Surviving commercial blocks, mansions and churches show these periods of growth.","narrative":"Sherburne's historic core covers 119 properties in a Chenango County village, arranged around the crossing of Main and State Streets. Four areas stand out: the commercial center, the South Main Street neighborhood, the William Champ Park area and the East State Street residential blocks. The earliest commercial buildings, the Empire Block, Quinn's Market and the Sherburne News Building, date to about 1840 and replaced buildings lost in an 1837 fire. Houses range from Federal examples such as the 1805 Rexford House to Greek Revival, Italianate and Second Empire homes, and large Queen Anne residences. Growth came in two surges: the Chenango Canal, which connected the area to the Erie Canal, and the Utica, Chenango & Susquehanna Railroad, which arrived in 1867. Local contractor Henry Alfrey built the 1880 bank building and other landmarks. Four buildings are non-contributing, including a 1960s American Legion hall and a 1974 store.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Henry Alfrey (local contractor)","architectural_style":"Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne and Victorian eclectic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Four properties are noted as non-contributing; the buildings are mostly in residential, commercial and religious use, though the old academy is now used as a barn.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.470988-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001097.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001097/acb470231a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001097/acb470231a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Upstate New York","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sherburne_Historic_District_May_09.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Upstate New York</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sherburne_Historic_District_May_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316906","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherburne_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7494774"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chenango-county/sherburne-historic-district-82001097/"}