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Letchworth State Park

  • Also Known As: Glen Iris
  • Also Known As: Letchworth Park
  • Address: Genesee River Gorge Bet. Portageville and Mt Morris
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Letchworth, William Significant name
Letchworth, William P. Architect
Mary Jemison Significant name
1776/00/00
1797/00/00
1823/00/00

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Particulars for Letchworth State Park:
Historic Use Agricultural fields
Area of Significance Agriculture
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Art
Criteria Consideration Birth place or grave
Criteria Consideration Commemorative property
Area of Significance Conservation
Area of Significance Engineering
Area of Significance Entertainment - Recreation
Area of Significance Exploration-settlement
Owner Federal
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Area of Significance Historic - aboriginal
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Criteria Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation iroquoian
Architectural Style Italianate
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Area of Significance Military
Attribute Moved property
Level of Significance National
Historic Use Outdoor recreation
Historic Use Park
Criteria Person
Cultural Affiliation Pre-Iroquoian
Owner Private
Area of Significance Railroad
Disposition Reconstructed Property
Historic Use Single dwelling
Owner State
Historic Use Water Works
Historic Use Water-related



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 4th November 2005

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Letchworth State Park
Registry Address: Genesee River Gorge Bet. Portageville and Mt. Morris
Registry Number: 03000718
Resource Type:
Owner: Private, State, Federal
Architect: Letchworth, William P.; et.al.
Architectural Style: Greek revival, Italianate
Area in Acres: 14345
Contributing Buildings: 101
Non-Contributing Buildings: 116
Contributing Sites: 62
Non-Contributing Sites: 8
Contributing Structures: 21
Non-Contributing Structures: 4
Contributing Objects: 154
Non-Contributing Objects: 9
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National; State; Local
Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture, Art, Conservation, Historic - aboriginal, Engineering, Entertainment-recreation, Exploration-settlement, Landscape architecture, Military
Applicable Criteria: Event, Person, Architecture-Engineering, Information Potential
Criteria Consideration: Moved property, Birth place or grave, Cemetery, Reconstructed property, Commemorative property
Cultural Affiliation: iroquoian, Pre-Iroquoian
Significant Year: 1776, 1797, 1823
Associated People: Letchworth, William; Jemison, Mary
Historic Function: Landscape, Domestic, Agriculture, subsistence, Industry, processing, extraction, Transportation, Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Rail-related, Single dwelling, Agricultural fields, Water-related, Park, Water works, Outdoor recreation
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Landscape, Domestic, Transportation, Funerary, Industry, processing, extraction
Current Sub-Function: Outdoor recreation Park Cemetery Rail-related Water works Camp Museum

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