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A remarkably well-preserved 19th-century streetscape, with Victorian architecture. The district includes Geneseo's historic commercial center. its most refined residential neighborhood, and the 102.8-acre (0.416 km2) estate of the Wadsworth family, The Homestead. The district consists of 312 properties, of which 288 are contributing. The district's buildings are stylistically somewhat diverse, with Italianate and Queen Anne Victorian styles of the second half of the 19th century dominating.
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. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977; an enlarged district was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1991.
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A historic movie theater building in Mount Morris, a town of 4,300 people (2016) southwest of Genesco.