New Berlin Historic District
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New Berlin Historic District is a national historic district
located at New Berlin
in Chenango County, New York
. The district includes 118 contributing buildings. It encompasses the village's historic core and includes commercial, residential, civic, ecclesistical, and railroad related buildings. Among the notable buildings are the Central Hotel (ca. 1855), National Bank and Trust Building (ca. 1900), First Baptist Church (1840), St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (1848, designed by Richard Upjohn
), Municipal Building, and New Berlin Central High School. Also located within the district is the separately listed Horace O. Moss House
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at New Berlin
New Berlin (village), New York
New Berlin is a village in Chenango County, New York, USA. The population was 1,129 at the 2000 census.The Village of New Berlin is by the east town line of the Town of New Berlin. The village is east of Norwich....
in Chenango County, New York
Chenango County, New York
Chenango County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,477. The county's name originates from an Oneida word meaning "large bull-thistle." Its county seat is Norwich.-History:...
. The district includes 118 contributing buildings. It encompasses the village's historic core and includes commercial, residential, civic, ecclesistical, and railroad related buildings. Among the notable buildings are the Central Hotel (ca. 1855), National Bank and Trust Building (ca. 1900), First Baptist Church (1840), St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (1848, designed by Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn was an English-born architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches. He was partially responsible for launching the movement to such popularity in the United States. Upjohn also did extensive work in and helped to popularize the...
), Municipal Building, and New Berlin Central High School. Also located within the district is the separately listed Horace O. Moss House
Horace O. Moss House
Horace O. Moss House, also known as Preferred Manor, is a historic home located at New Berlin in Chenango County, New York. It was built in 1831 and is a 2-story, five-by-five-bay, fieldstone house with a 1-story frame addition and truncated hip roof with central belvedere. It was reportedly...
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1982.