South Peterboro Street Residential Historic District
Why it's listed
South Peterboro Street in Canastota, Madison County, is lined with large houses and two churches built between about 1850 and 1930. The eight-acre district takes in 32 properties on two blocks of the street and two on Terrace Avenue, most of them wood-frame buildings on broad landscaped lots under mature street trees. Greek Revival houses from the 1850s and Italianate houses from the 1860s and 1870s were followed by Queen Anne and Colonial Revival homes, many with their original carriage houses or garages. Anchors include the brick and stone First Baptist Church of about 1873 and the Carpenter Gothic Trinity Episcopal chapel of about 1885. The street was laid out early in the nineteenth century, settled at mid-century, and became a fashionable address as the Erie Canal and the railroad brought prosperity. Nearby streets have lost much of their historic character, so this section is the village's most intact residential grouping. One house, at 318 South Peterboro, is tied to the Rasbach family, namesake of Rasbach Street.
Significance in brief: The district is described as the only concentration of substantially intact residential properties in Canastota and a record of one of the village's most fashionable 19th and early 20th century neighborhoods. It includes some of the village's best examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Carpenter Gothic, High Victorian Gothic, Queen Anne/Eastlake and Colonial Revival architecture. The street's growth reflects the prosperity brought by the Erie Canal and the railroad.
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 86001288, listed May 23, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | S. Peterboro St. between Terrace and Rasbach Sts., Canastota |
|---|---|
| County | Madison County |
| Listed | May 23, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86001288 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1850-ca. 1930 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, Carpenter Gothic, High Victorian Gothic, Queen Anne/Eastlake, Colonial Revival, plus vernacular and eclectic variants |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Threats to the area are listed as none; the houses are mostly in residential use, with some converted to professional space and a former carriage house used as residential space. |
| Acreage | 8 |
| Coordinates | 43.07504, -75.75210 (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 86001288.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7568213
- This listing as JSON
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