{"nrhp_refnum":"82003350","name":"Greene Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Chenango, Genesee, and Jackson Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Greene","county":"Chenango County","state":"NY","lat":42.33024432850007,"lon":-75.77189984955915,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-09-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of about 130 properties forming the historic core of the Village of Greene, Chenango County, New York, covering the main commercial area, the oldest residential neighborhoods and notable public buildings along Chenango, Genesee, Jackson and Canal Streets.","why_significant":"The district preserves a full range of nineteenth and early twentieth century architecture, from Federal houses of the first settlers to Georgian Revival institutional buildings of the 1920s. It also reflects the village's growth from early settlement through the 1830s Chenango Canal building boom and its later role as a dairy-based country village. Only nine buildings in the area are non-contributing.","narrative":"Greene's historic district covers roughly 130 properties at the center of a Chenango County village in New York. It takes in the main commercial blocks along Genesee Street, the oldest residential streets, and several landmark public buildings, including the Beaux Arts Moore Memorial Library, the Gothic Revival Zion Episcopal Church designed by Henry Congdon, and the Romanesque Revival Baptist Church. Houses range from Federal and Greek Revival examples of the 1820s to 1840s to Victorian and Colonial Revival homes, though most are modest vernacular versions of national styles. The village grew rapidly in the 1830s when the Chenango Canal reached it, bringing storehouses, hotels, small industries and Canal Street itself. Driscoll Avenue follows the old towpath and keeps simple warehouse and barn buildings. By mid-century Greene served a dairy-farming region exporting butter and cheese. The boundary excludes areas with heavy alteration, leaving only nine non-contributing buildings.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Henry Congdon (H.M. Congdon), architect of Zion Episcopal Church; Henry Beals built houses on Jackson Street in the 1830s","architectural_style":"Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Stick Style, Colonial Revival, Beaux Arts and other nineteenth and early twentieth century styles, mostly vernacular interpretations","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied; the district includes commercial, residential, religious, government and park uses. Nine buildings are non-contributing and some storefronts have reversible alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.563779-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82003350.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003350/169cd2ebeb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003350/169cd2ebeb-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:Greene_Historic_District_Jan_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:Greene_Historic_District_Jan_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316872","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706301"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chenango-county/greene-historic-district-82003350/"}