Pultneyville Historic District
Why it's listed
Pultneyville is a small hamlet on the south shore of Lake Ontario, surrounded by fruit and dairy farms. Its historic district takes in thirty-five properties along parts of Lake Road and Jay Street, including Mill and Washington Streets, across about thirty-seven acres. Most buildings are modest to fairly sophisticated Federal and Greek Revival frame houses from about 1810 to 1850, many on large landscaped lots with nineteenth-century outbuildings. Standouts include the cobblestone Horatio Nelson Throop House of about 1832, the Washington Throop House of about 1828, an Italianate brick house of about 1850, and a Second Empire brick mansion of the 1860s. Later structures include a former hotel from about 1887 and a former fire station from about 1890. The district was recognized because these buildings reflect the community's early prosperity as a Great Lakes shipping port and market for local farmers. The commercial and religious center west of the district lost its architectural integrity and was left out.
Significance in brief: The district is the historic core of Pultneyville and reflects its early-to-mid-nineteenth-century prosperity as a Great Lakes shipping port and market place for local farmers. It contains well-crafted Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate and Second Empire buildings, many tied to early prominent citizens in shipping and lake transportation. The Section 8 statement is not included in the provided text, so the stated criteria are unknown.
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 85002325, listed September 11, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Sections of Lake Rd. and Jay St., Pultneyville |
|---|---|
| County | Wayne County |
| Listed | September 11, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85002325 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architectural style | Federal and Greek Revival, with Italianate and Second Empire examples |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Largely occupied private residences; the form lists condition as fair and unaltered, on its original site. One former hotel is now apartments, a former fire station is now a residence, and one working farm remains. |
| Acreage | 37 |
| Coordinates | 43.28074, -77.18077 (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 85002325.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7259733
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.