{"nrhp_refnum":"96000488","name":"Main Street Historic Distrct","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Main St. from the Canisteo R. to the jct. of Main, Steuben, Tuscarora, South Sts. and Valerio Pkwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Addison","county":"Steuben County","state":"NY","lat":42.10586837300005,"lon":-77.2342078690281,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-04-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A linear commercial historic district along both sides of Main Street (Route 417) in the village of Addison, Steuben County, New York, made up of 30 contributing and one non-contributing resources dating from about 1840 to 1934.","why_significant":"The district is the intact commercial core of Addison, with attached brick blocks showing mid-to-late nineteenth and early twentieth century styles, mainly Italianate. A row of seven buildings was rebuilt after the 1879 fire, four of them designed by architect Eugene Gregory of Elmira. The storefronts also preserve cast iron and pressed metal ornament by regional manufacturers.","narrative":"Addison's Main Street runs south from the Canisteo River through the village's historic commercial center, and the district covers the continuous rows of storefront buildings on both sides. Thirty contributing buildings and outbuildings date from about 1840 to 1934. Most are two- to three-story brick blocks built in the 1870s and 1880s, many with Italianate details such as arched windows, bracketed cornices and decorative brickwork. A row of seven buildings on the west side went up in 1880 after a fire destroyed much of that side of the street, and four were designed by Elmira architect Eugene Gregory. Cast iron storefront pilasters and pressed metal cornices, made by firms in Elmira and Horseheads, survive on several buildings. The Stevens Block of 1883 is the district's only High Victorian Gothic example, with multicolored masonry. Although some storefronts have been modernized, the upper floors and the consistent scale and setbacks keep the street's historic commercial character.","period_of_significance":"c. 1840-1934","architect_builder":"Eugene Gregory of Elmira (architect for several buildings); contractors and builders including C.A. Rubright, H.J. Blanchard, O.P. Furman and Abraham Dudley","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, High Victorian Eclectic, High Victorian Gothic, Italianate, Early 20th Century American Movement, Commercial/No Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"The buildings are in commercial use, with apartments, offices or storage on the upper floors. Many storefronts have been altered, but the upper stories largely retain their integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.585204-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/96000488.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000488/c6a8adf78b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000488/c6a8adf78b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Addison,_New_York.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr</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:Addison,_New_York.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321987","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Street_Historic_District_(Addison,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6736118"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/steuben-county/main-street-historic-distrct-96000488/"}