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The Geneseo Historic District, previously known as the Main Street Historic District, is a historic district encompassing much of the village center of Geneseo, New York. Geneseo has a remarkably well-preserved 19th-century streetscape, with Victorian architecture embodying a picturesque style advocated by architect Andrew Jackson Downing .
Geneseo / ˌ dʒ ɛ n ɪ ˈ s iː oʊ / is a village in and the county seat of Livingston County in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States, [3] south of Rochester.The name "Geneseo" is an anglicization of the Iroquois name for the earlier Iroquois town there, Gen-nis-he-yo, which means "beautiful valley".
The English name "Geneseo" is an anglicization of the Seneca name for the earlier Seneca town there, Jo’néhsiyoh, meaning "Good sand there." [5] The village of Geneseo lies within the western portion of the town. The village and town are known today mainly as the home of the State University of New York at Geneseo.
A-on-do-wa-nuh (Big Tree) Seneca Indian Village 19: SITE OF On Squawkie Hill Rd. About 2 Mis. S. Of Leicester Leicester, Town Of, New York: De-yu-it-ga-oh (Valley Begins To Widen) Seneca Indian Village The Spring Used By Mary Jemison Is Nearby 20: THIS On Squawkie Hill Rd. About 1½ Mis. S. Of Leicester Leicester, Town Of, New York
All but 0.46 miles (0.74 km) of NY 39 is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). The lone non-state-maintained segment lies within the village of Geneseo, where the route is maintained by the village from the east end of the overlap with US 20A to North Street, a local east–west street four blocks to the north of US 20A.
The Genesee Country Village and Museum is a 19th-century living history museum covering more than 600 acres (2.4 km 2) [2] located in the town of Wheatland, New York, United States, in the small hamlet of Mumford, about 20 miles (32 km) from Rochester. On the museum property is the 19th-century village (the Historic Village), the John L. Wehle ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km 2), all land. [8] The Genesee River forms the northern border of the village (and the town), while Allens Creek and Damonsville Creek flow through the village. New York State Route 36 and New York State Route 408 intersect in the village.
Geneseo: 1804 Built in 1804 by James Wadsworth who came to Geneseo in 1790. Originally a two-story foursquare home. Enlarged in 1815 [17] Swart-Wilcox House: Oneonta: 1807 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1807. Now operated as the Swart-Wilcox House Museum.. Gideon Tucker House: Tribeca, Manhattan: 1809