In 1966, Seneca Falls was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places with the appointment of the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House. Today, there are ten properties within the Town to have received this critical designation. Being listed as a National Register property is a great honor that provides opportunities for recognition and promotion, as well as being eligible for federal, state and local economic incentives for rehabilitation.
What is the National Register of Historic Places?
The 1966 National Historic Preservation Act authorized the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places as part of a national program to identify, evaluate and protect America’s historic resources. The selected districts have been determined by NPS to be “geographically definable area, urban or rural, possessing a significant concentration, linkage or continuity of sites, buildings, structures or objects united by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development. A district may also comprise individual elements separated geographically but linked by association or history.” A designation is an official acknowledgment by the federal government that an area holds culturally significant characteristics which are worthy of preservation.
Seneca Falls Properties Listed on the National Register
| Property | Date Listed on Register |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cady Stanton House 32 Washington Street | October 15, 1966 |
| Fall Street – Trinity Lane Historic District | February 11, 1974 |
| Amelia Bloomer House 53 East Bayard Street | August 29, 1980 |
| Wesleyan Methodist Church 126 Fall Street | August 29, 1980 |
| Women’s Rights National Historical Park 136 Fall Street | December 28, 1980 |
| Fourth Ward School 8 Washington Street | March 19, 1986 |
| U.S. Post Office – Seneca Falls 34-42 State Street | May 11, 1989 |
| Seneca Falls Historic District Roughly Properties along State and Cayuga Streets, from Butler Avenue and Auburn Road to Canal Street including Van Cleef Lake GPS Coordinates: 42°54′52″N 76°47′41″W | April 5, 1991 |
| Julius and Harriet Bull House 2534 Lower lake Road | August 30, 2007 |
| New York State Barge Canal Linear across Seneca County GPS Coordinates: 42°54′33″N 76°47′55″W | October 15, 2014 |
For more information, visit the National Register of Historic Places