{"nrhp_refnum":"86002691","name":"Gowanda Village Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"37, 39, 41--45, 47--49, and 53 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gowanda","county":"Cattaraugus County","state":"NY","lat":42.46311181100003,"lon":-78.93659442899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of five attached two-story commercial buildings at 37-53 West Main Street in the central business district of Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, New York, built in 1925-1926 after a major fire.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the row is architecturally significant as a cohesive group of Neoclassical commercial buildings, united in size, scale, materials and detailing. It is the only concentration of substantially intact historic buildings in the village's historic core. The buildings were erected after a devastating fire in October 1924 destroyed much of the nineteenth-century commercial center. The state evaluated its significance as national.","narrative":"Five attached brick and stone commercial buildings at 37-53 West Main Street form a historic district in the center of Gowanda. All were built in 1925 and 1926, following a fire in October 1924 that destroyed much of the village's nineteenth-century business core. The row includes a savings and loan building with a two-story round arch, the Hollywood Theater, modeled as a smaller version of the Eastman Theater in Rochester, a seven-bay building with second-floor ballrooms, a department store with a pressed-metal facade, and a former post office in Neo-Georgian style. The buildings share size, scale, materials and classical detailing, giving the block a cohesive look. Most retain original fabric beneath modern signs, and the department store keeps its 1920s fixtures and cash conveyor. The group was listed because it is the only concentration of substantially intact historic buildings in the village's historic core and a good example of Neoclassical commercial design.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Neoclassical commercial architecture (including Classical Revival, Italian Renaissance Revival, Colonial Revival and Neo-Georgian elements)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition marked excellent and altered; buildings are occupied and in commercial and entertainment use. The building at 53 West Main Street has an extensively altered storefront, and several others carry removable modern signage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.194661-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/86002691.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002691/76515465c8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002691/76515465c8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gowanda_Village_Historic_District_Aug_10.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gowanda_Village_Historic_District_Aug_10.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316648","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowanda_Village_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5589987"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/cattaraugus-county/gowanda-village-historic-district-86002691/"}