Oxford Village Historic District
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Oxford Village Historic District is a national historic district
located at Oxford
in Chenango County, New York
. The district includes 201 contributing buildings and seven contributing structures. It encompasses the village's historic core and includes commercial, residential, civic, and ecclesistical buildings. Among the notable buildings are the First National Bank of Oxford building (1894), James Clarke House building (remodeled 1914), Baptist Church (United Church of Oxford, 1824), and Gerritt Van Wagenen house (1824). Located within the district are the separately listed Theodore Burr House
and US Post Office-Oxford
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1985.
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 Oxford
Oxford (village), New York
Oxford is a village in Chenango County, New York, USA. The population was 1,584 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Oxford, Massachusetts, the hometown of the landowner....
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 201 contributing buildings and seven contributing structures. It encompasses the village's historic core and includes commercial, residential, civic, and ecclesistical buildings. Among the notable buildings are the First National Bank of Oxford building (1894), James Clarke House building (remodeled 1914), Baptist Church (United Church of Oxford, 1824), and Gerritt Van Wagenen house (1824). Located within the district are the separately listed Theodore Burr House
Theodore Burr House
Theodore Burr House, also known as Oxford Memorial Library, is a historic home located at Oxford in Chenango County, New York. It is a box like, wood-frame 2-story building with recessed -story wings. It was built between 1810 and 1812 by Theodore Burr , one of the founding settlers of Oxford...
and US Post Office-Oxford
U.S. Post Office (Oxford, New York)
US Post Office-Oxford is a historic post office building located at Oxford in Chenango County, New York, United States. It was built in 1939-1940, 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 under Louis A....
.
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 1985.