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Elmira Civic Historic District
Elmira
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The Elmira Civic Historic District is most significant because of the cohesiveness of a wide variety of design styles and a high degree of design integrity. All of the major styles of 19th and 20th century architecture are represented.
Historic District
Elmira Civic Historic District
Location
Elmira
Chemung County
New York
Map
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Date of NRHP Approval
1980
Dates of Buildings in General
1860 to 1925
Architects/Designers
  • Pierce & Bickford (shaped the character of Elmira from 1885-1925 when they designed several hundred buildings).
  • Pierce & Dockstader
  • James Taylor Knox
    • Architectural Styles
    Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Richardson Romanesque, Beaux Arts, Neo-Classical, Renaissance Revival, Queen Anne
    Properties Listed
    Contributing: 33
    Non-Contributing: 6
    Significant Structures
  • Chemung Canal Bank, Listed Separately
  • Chemung County Courthouse, Listed Separately
  • City Hall, constructed 1895 and designed with the most current Beaux Arts style.
    • Date Surveyed
    February 2007

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