Burritt, Orrin W., House
Why it's listed
Built around 1876 on Van Buren Street in Weedsport, this two-story frame house combines Italianate and Queen Anne styling. Projecting bay windows, large cross gables, balconies and chamfered corners with turret-like forms give it an asymmetrical profile, while broad eaves with scroll brackets, dentils and modillions, and a deep verandah with turned balustrades supply the ornament. A Colonial Revival porte cochere was added about 1912, and a carriage house of the original period survives behind the house. Inside, the original room layout and Victorian woodwork remain, including molded trim, wainscoting, a carved open staircase and two Eastlake-inspired fireplace surrounds. The house was built for Orrin W. Burritt, a hardware merchant who held patents for roof-seaming machines, built an opera house, printed a newspaper, helped found the rural cemetery and served as village president. It was listed for its architecture and for its link to Burritt's role in the village's commerce, industry, politics and culture.
Significance in brief: It is argued to be an outstanding example of late 19th-century Italianate/Queen Anne domestic architecture in Weedsport, with an unusually intact Victorian interior. It is also significant for its association with Orrin W. Burritt, a leading local businessman, inventor, builder of an opera house and village official.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 07000864, listed August 30, 2007. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2696 Van Buren St., Weedsport |
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| County | Cayuga County |
| Listed | August 30, 2007 |
| Reference number | 07000864 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1876 - ca. 1912 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th century: Italianate/Queen Anne |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single dwelling; the only noted change is the loss of the original Second Empire style tower above the main entrance. |
| Acreage | 0.6 |
| Coordinates | 43.04588, -76.56263 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 07000864.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7104091
- This listing as JSON
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