Owego Central Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Also known as: See Also:Owego Central Historic District
Why it's listed
This 115-acre addition to Owego's central historic district takes in the residential neighborhoods immediately east and west of the original business core in Tioga County, New York. It contains 277 contributing primary buildings, a 1933 steel truss bridge, three parks and cemetery sites, and many outbuildings, carriage blocks, hitching posts, cast iron fences and stone sidewalks. Front Street holds many of the village's largest houses, including Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire and Queen Anne examples, and the Temple of the Winds style column is noted as a local hallmark. Armstrong Place is a 1920s subdivision of Bungalow and Craftsman houses, and side streets such as Paige and Ross have more modest dwellings. Churches, a school and a library are also included. The area was added because its development is closely tied to the commercial and civic center, and together they show village growth in the Southern Tier from about 1805 to 1947.
Significance in brief: The expanded district is presented as a cohesive, intact example of nineteenth- and twentieth-century village development and design in the Southern Tier. The residential, commercial and institutional buildings share historical ties with the original commercial and civic district. The area has many high-style houses, churches, public buildings and period street features.
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 98000353, listed April 8, 1998. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by William St., Central Ave., Chestnut St., Fifth Ave., and Susquehanna R., Owego |
|---|---|
| County | Tioga County |
| Listed | April 8, 1998 |
| Reference number | 98000353 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1805 to 1947 |
| Architect / builder | A. Robinson; Benjamin D. Terwilliger; Miles F. Howe; Pierce & Bickford; Lucius Ford; James Ford; Edward Turk; Ralph D. Greene; Arland W. Johnson |
| Architectural style | Mixed (Eclectic), including Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Stick, Shingle, Romanesque, Colonial Revival, Neoclassical, Bungalow/Craftsman and American Foursquare |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Largely still in use as residences, with commercial, government, religious and educational buildings; one former house is now a parochial school. |
| Acreage | 115 |
| Coordinates | 42.10365, -76.26004 (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 98000353.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7114357
- This listing as JSON
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