{"nrhp_refnum":"86001384","name":"State Street-Henry Street Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Lewis St., Prospect Ave., Henry St., and Water and Washington Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Binghamton","county":"Broome County","state":"NY","lat":42.10180779800007,"lon":-75.91255519927716,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-06-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A commercial, industrial and institutional historic district in Binghamton, Broome County, New York, centered on State Street and Henry Street north of the central business district. It holds 20 contributing and two non-contributing buildings, built mostly between 1877 and 1935.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be architecturally significant as an intact, cohesive group of buildings reflecting Binghamton's growth after rail expansion replaced the Chenango Canal. It shows a cross-section of the city's manufacturing and commercial life and styles from Romanesque to Art Deco. Uniform scale, continuous streetscapes and high integrity are also cited.","narrative":"North of Binghamton's downtown, a group of 22 buildings along State and Henry Streets preserves the city's late nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial and industrial character. Most are brick, averaging four stories, and many show Romanesque detail such as arcaded facades, corbelled cornices and cast-iron storefronts. Notable buildings include the castellated State Armory, the Republican Building with its corner tower, the six-story Gaylord Building, the Hull-Grummond cigar company complex and the limestone Post Office and Courthouse of 1935. The area grew up along the Chenango Canal, which followed the path of State Street until it closed in 1877. Rail connections and a population surge in the 1880s then brought a new wave of construction. Businesses here included cigar makers, print shops, grocers, a candy factory and a nail factory. The district is considered significant for its uniform scale, uninterrupted streetscapes and the integrity of its buildings. Today many serve as warehouses, offices and apartments.","period_of_significance":"1877-1935","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Romanesque, Queen Anne, Neoclassical, Beaux-Arts and Art Deco commercial, industrial and institutional buildings","criteria":[],"status_note":"Many buildings now serve as warehouses with some office and commercial space; at least two have upper-story apartments, and the Post Office and Courthouse still houses federal offices. Condition is marked fair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:46.242527-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/86001384.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001384/c427380ce4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001384/c427380ce4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Tkeator","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_Street_Henry_Street_Historic_District.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Tkeator</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:State_Street_Henry_Street_Historic_District.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316612","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Street%E2%80%93Henry_Street_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14707351"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/broome-county/state-street-henry-street-historic-district-86001384/"}