South Street Historic District

South Street in the village of Cuba, Allegany County, is lined with 40 properties built between about 1840 and about 1938, including 37 residences and three brick churches. The four-block, quarter-mile district sits just south of the main business area and is described as the village's most prestigious neighborhood. Maple trees, deep lawns, wide sidewalks and early twentieth century lamp posts give the street a boulevard feel. Most buildings are wood-frame with clapboard siding, and many carry elaborate ornament on gables, cornices and porches. Styles range from Greek Revival and Italianate to Queen Anne, Eastlake, Neoclassical and Colonial Revival. The street was listed for its architectural variety, its high level of integrity and its record of the village's growth from an early trading stopover into a commercial and industrial center tied to cheese, lumber, tanning, railroads and canal transport. Several houses are also associated with prominent early settlers and citizens.