Greene Historic District is a national

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 or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located at Greene in

Chenango County, New York Chenango County is a County (United States), county located in the south-central section U.S. state of New York (state), New York. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 47,220. Its county seat is Norwich, New York ...

. The district includes 141 contributing buildings and one contributing site. It includes the main commercial area and the oldest residential neighborhoods, with notable public buildings interspersed. The commercial structures are two or three story frame or brick buildings and include the Sherwood Hotel (1913). Other notable ecclesiastical and public buildings include the Municipal Building (1886), Moore Public Library (1903), Zion Episcopal Church (1886, designed by

Henry M. Congdon Henry Martyn Congdon (May 10, 1834 – February 28, 1922) was an American architect and designer. The son of an Episcopal priest who was a founder of the New York Ecclesiological Society, he was born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1854, he graduate ...

), Church of the Immaculate Conception (1834), First Congregational Church (1820), and Central Baptist Church (1901). Located within the district is the separately listed Clinton-Rosekrans Law Building. ''See also:'' It was added to the

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in 1982.

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Image:Moore Public Library Jan 09.jpg, Moore Public Library, January 2009

References

Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic districts in Chenango County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Chenango County, New York {{ChenangoCountyNY-NRHP-stub