Warsaw Downtown Historic District is a national

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located at

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Wyoming County, New York Wyoming County is a county in the U.S. state of New York in the state's western area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,531. The county seat is Warsaw. The name is modified from a Lenape (Delaware) Native American word meaning "bro ...

. The district encompasses 36 contributing buildings in the village of Warsaw. They are a variety of commercial, institutional, and religious buildings with most built between the 1870s and 1915. A number of commercial buildings were constructed after the fires of 1867 and 1887. They include the

Andrew Jackson Warner Andrew Jackson Warner (March 17, 1833 – September 4, 1910), also known as A. J. Warner, was a prominent architect in Rochester, New York. Early life Warner was born in New Haven, Connecticut on March 17, 1833, a son of Amos Warner Jr. and Ada ...

designed United Church of Warsaw (1860s), First Baptist Church (1889), Bartlett Block (c. 1866, c. 1890), Hostetter's Pharmacy (c. 1888), New Watkin's Hotel (c. 1888) Sullivan Building (1915), Wyoming County Bank (c. 1905), Glover's Department Store (c. 1916), Gardner's Grocery (c. 1860-1870), Pratt Grocery (c. 1870), Farman-Humphrey Block (1884), Lincoln Block (c. 1894-1900), and Schwab's Motor Sales (c. 1940). Located in the district and separately listed are the

Warsaw Academy Warsaw Academy is a historic school in Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York. It is a two-story cobblestone structure measuring 35 feet by 57 feet in the Greek Revival style. Built as a school in 1846, the building has housed a Masonic temple since 1 ...

and

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. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

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in 2012.

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File:East Side of N Main St Warsaw Downtown Historic District Oct 09.jpg, East Side of North Main St., Warsaw Downtown Historic District, October 2009 File:United Church of Warsaw Warsaw Downtown Historic District Oct 09.jpg, United Church of Warsaw, Warsaw Downtown Historic District, October 2009 File:Downtown historic district in Warsaw, New York, 2013.jpg

References

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