Murray Street Historic District
Why it's listed
Murray Street in Mount Morris, Livingston County, holds a compact group of sixteen middle-class houses between Stanley and Eagle Streets, one block west of Main Street. Built between about 1820 and 1920, the frame and brick dwellings are similar in scale, spacing and setback, and are tied together by mature trees, continuous sidewalks and early twentieth-century street lamps. Styles run from Greek Revival and Italianate to Second Empire, Queen Anne and Foursquare, mostly in modest vernacular forms. Six contributing carriage houses and garages remain, along with a stone carriage step and a cast-iron hitching post. The house at 47 Murray Street, from 1872, was designed by Anna Rockfellow, an MIT graduate who studied in France; its mansard roof reflects French influence. Most of the surrounding historic neighborhood has lost integrity, so this block is one of only two small concentrations of intact dwellings. It was listed for its architecture and for illustrating the village's growth through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Significance in brief: The district is argued to be significant for architecture as an intact, middle-class residential neighborhood. Its buildings show the growth of Mount Morris from an agrarian settlement through its canal and railroad years to its twentieth-century role as the area's commercial and civic center. They embody a wide range of styles, periods and construction methods.
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 96000178, listed March 1, 1996. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 33--47 and 32--46 Murray St., Mount Morris |
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| County | Livingston County |
| Listed | March 1, 1996 |
| Reference number | 96000178 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1820 - ca. 1920 |
| Architect / builder | Anna Rockfellow (designer of 47 Murray Street) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Foursquare |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | All primary buildings are single-family residences, both historically and currently; no non-contributing primary buildings. |
| Acreage | 4 |
| Within district | Letchworth State Park |
| Coordinates | 42.72168, -77.90103 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 96000178.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6939480
- This listing as JSON
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