National Historic Landmark -Geneseo Historic District

One of the most remarkably preserved villages in northwestern New York, Geneseo is one of the best examples of -Picturesque- architecture and town planning as expounded by American landscape architect Andrew Jackson Downing (1815-1852) in his enormously popular and influential books.

The cohesive quality of the surviving town displays a textbook of styles and is almost unique in American architectural history.

The relatively sophisticated and imposing structures included in the district reflect the village's early 19th century prosperity as a market place for the valley's farming communities.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks