National Register of Historic Places - New York (NY), Cayuga County

Cayuga County New York (Vacant / Not In Use) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District, Wood, Jethro, House, Erie Canal Lock 52 Complex, Sherwood Equal Rights Historic District and Willard Memorial Chapel--Welch Memorial Hall.

Several famous people are associated with these Cayuga County historic places including Jethro Wood, Slocum & Hannah Howland and Slocum Howland.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cayuga County places including Jethro Wood, Van Rensselaer Richmond, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co., A.J. Warner, Joseph M. Kasson, John Eberson and Junia Curtis. Prominent architectural styles found in Cayuga Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate.

Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills (added 2007 - - #07001014)

9-11 Logan St. , Auburn

Doncram, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Aurora Steam Grist Mill (added 1976 - - #76001207)

Main St. , Aurora

Pubdog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Curtis,Junia

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Storage

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Erie Canal Lock 52 Complex (added 1998 - - #98001146)

Maiden Ln. , Port Byron

Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Kasson, Joseph M.

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Maritime History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Water-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Howland, Slocum and Hannah, House (added 2006 - - #06000263)

1781 Sherwood Rd. , Sherwood

Lvklock, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Historic Person:

Howland, Slocum, Howland, Hannah

Significant Year:

1830

Area of Significance:

Black, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Mentz Church (added 2004 - - #04001064)

Mentz Church Rd. at McDonald Rd. , Montezuma

Bluemars21, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Art

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Morse Farm (added 1995 - - #95000067)

53 S. Main St. , Moravia

Doncram, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Schines Auburn Theatre (added 2000 - - #94001333)

Also known as Auburn Theatre

12--14 South St. , Auburn

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eberson, John

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001397)

Off NY 90 , Montezuma and Tyre

Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Richmond, Van Rensselaer

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Sherwood Equal Rights Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000096)

Sherwood Rd. & NY 34B , Sherwood

Lvklock, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Historic Person:

et.al., Howland, Slocum & Hannah

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture, Other, Black

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Department Store, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Department Store, Museum, Single Dwelling

Sterling Grist Mill Complex (added 2002 - - #01001498)

Also known as Sterling Center

1332 NY 104A , Sterling

Doncram, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Willard Memorial Chapel--Welch Memorial Hall (added 1989 - - #89000461)

17--19 Nelson St. , Auburn

Lvklock, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Warner,A.J., Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

College, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Wood, Jethro, House (added 1966 - - #66000505)

NY 34B , Poplar Ridge

Lvklock, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Wood,Jethro

Significant Year:

1834, 1800

Area of Significance:

Invention, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use