Owego Central Historic District
Encyclopedia
Owego Central Historic District is a historic district
in Owego
in Tioga County, New York
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980 and its boundaries were increased in 1998.
The district includes Tioga County Courthouse
and U.S. Post Office (Owego, New York)
, which are separately listed on the National Register.
Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
in Owego
Owego (village), New York
Owego is a village in and the county seat of Tioga County, New York, USA. The population was 3,911 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
in Tioga County, New York
Tioga County, New York
As of the census of 2010, there were 51,125 people residing in the county, with 22,203 housing units, of these 20,350 occupied, 1,853 vacant. The population density was 98 people per square mile...
. It was listed on 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 1980 and its boundaries were increased in 1998.
The district includes Tioga County Courthouse
Tioga County Courthouse
Tioga County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Owego in Tioga County, New York. It was built in 1871-1872 and is a rectangular two story building with four, three story towers, one on each corner. It is constructed of smooth, hard-burned brick of a red-pink color with decorative...
and U.S. Post Office (Owego, New York)
U.S. Post Office (Owego, New York)
US Post Office-Owego is a historic post office building located at Owego in Tioga County, New York. It was designed in 1917 and built in 1919-1920 and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, James A. Wetmore...
, which are separately listed on the National Register.
External links
- Dr. Ezekiel Lovejoy House, 100 Front Street, Owego, Tioga, NY: 1 drawing, 9 photos, and 7 data pages at Historic American Building Survey
- Harmon Pumpelly House, 113 Front Street, Owego, Tioga, NY: 11 photos and 13 data pages at Historic American Building Survey