Boonville Historic District
Also known as: See Also:Erwin Library and Pratt House; US Post Offices in Ne
Why it's listed
Boonville's historic district gathers the village's oldest commercial and residential streets around a triangular intersection that Holland Land Company planners laid out in the 1790s. The Hulbert House, a three-story Trenton limestone inn enlarged in 1839 from an 1812 building, anchors the eastern point. Nearby stands a brick Second Empire building of 1866, designed by Utica architect Azel J. Lathrop for Boonville's first locally organized bank and now used for municipal offices. A small park with an octagonal bandstand and a Civil War monument sits at the center. Along Schuyler, Post and West Streets are houses and churches from the early 1800s onward. They include Federal buildings such as the 1802 first village school, a Gothic Revival cottage influenced by A.J. Downing, Trinity Episcopal Church of 1857-58, and many Italianate residences with towers and cupolas. Standing seam metal roofs, consistent scale and quality materials unify the varied styles.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents the district as a grouping of architecturally significant buildings showing a range of 19th-century styles, including Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire and Queen Anne. The consistent scale, materials and design quality give it harmony. The district also preserves the village's earliest commercial core and the homes built during its economic prosperity.
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 79001608, listed November 16, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Schuyler, Post, W. Main and Summit Sts., Boonville |
|---|---|
| County | Oneida County |
| Listed | November 16, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79001608 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Azel J. Lathrop (Utica architect); Louis A. Simon (architect, 1937 Post Office) |
| Architectural style | Mixed 19th-century styles: Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Classical Revival |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition marked good; the district includes commercial, residential, religious, educational and museum uses, and the former bank building has been adapted as municipal offices. |
| Acreage | 26 |
| Coordinates | 43.48521, -75.32461 (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 79001608.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4943732
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.