High Victorian Homes & Guided Tours Finger Lakes Region
Victorian home information & MORE, Chemung County, Elmira NYS
Near Westside Neighborhood HISTORIC DISTRICT official site Finger Lakes tourism
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Come ENJOY the Victorian Experience Stainded Glass-Woodwork-Architecture-History! "Near Westside Neighborhood" Nationaly Registered Historic District
Walnut Street circa 1891
Water Steet 331 circa 1929 First Steet 365 circa 1865
VICTORIAN HOMES are decorated both inside, and out, so that the homes can be for every one's enjoyment!
Water Steet 622 circa 1873
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Church Steet circa 1885
This site contains over 450 pictures of Elmira, New York's nationally registered historic district. Known as the Near Westside Neighborhood. Also in this site are many photos of Elmira and her architectural heritage. Useful area links, stained glass windows. Most of all - Elmira was summer home for 19 years of "Mark Twain" Samuel Clemens. His wife, Olivia Langdon Clemens, is from a prominent and wealthy Elmira High Victorian family. Only known film of Mark Twain watch video by Thomas Edison.
To our High Victorian Neighborhood
Designation as... largest concentration of Victorian architecture! Go here to Rent a McMansion
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Located in beautiful upstate New York’s Finger Lakes region. ELMIRA NY
Elmira NY Downtown Main Street USA
Click here to view a short video about Elmira NY. Western New York State's best kept secret.
circa 1850 adorns the front gas fireplace at Jervis Langdon Jr. mansion, nephew of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) West Church Street located in the national historic district. Jervis owned this grand High Victorian mansion from 1911-1925. Yes Jervis had an Uncle Sam.Rent this beautiful estate located along the Chemung River in historic Elmira NY. Rent weekly/monthly. Info at www.freewebs.com/913waterstreet
2-3 bedroom. Full bath. Half bath. Screened in porch off of carriage house. Indoor out door BBQ. Off street parking. 2.5 acers CONVENETLY LOCATED. Easy off and on highway Interstate 86. 30 minutes to Watkins Glen, 20 minutes to Corning Museum of Glass, 45 minutes to Hammondsport and Ithica. BOARDERS hiking, biking, river trail, to downtown Elmira. ENJOY the private forest. A bird sanctuary catering to woodpeckers. Enjoy fresh vegtibals in season.
Peacefull, relaxing, quite. INFO at www.freewebs.com/913waterstreet
Elmira, New York State, is just a short drive from major metropolitan area's and our airport is only 20 minutes away.
About the national historic district . . .
After 478 properties were surveyed, the Near Westside Neighborhood Association Incorporated submitted all the data to the New York State Division for Historic Preservation for preliminary approval.
Upon New York State’s approval, the entire package was submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior for Federal historic designation.
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The concept of a Historic District for the entire Near Westside Neighborhood was first conceived in 1978.
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After a period of more than 5 years, this concept became a reality. The U.S. Department of the Interior listed the Near Westside Neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic District, on December 22, 1983.
www.ThePaintedLady.net a favorite stop on the tour!
This is a picture driven web site. Please take the time to enjoy the streets of Elmira's National Historic District known as the Near Westside Neighborhood. Also enjoy historic sites of our city and Mark Twain's summer home.
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Samuel tour guide and director, shooting billards with "Mark Twain" at the Painted Lady
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The "Arthur Clinton House" Click here to see the interior of the Arthur Clinton Home
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Mission Historic Near Westside supports local and regional tourism, historic districts, sites, museums, and events of the greater Western New York Finger Lakes Region. Including Western New York State, New York City, Northern Tier of Pennsylvania, and all states beyond and Canada. HistoricNearWestside.com of Elmira, New York mission is to research, preserve, and share Elmira's rich heritage in a manner that honors the past, builds a bridge between generations, and leaves a legacy for the future.
Achieve Active advocacy, participation in community planning, innovative educational programs, the preservation of properties.
Purpose of the HistoricNearWestside.com is to serve its community. It does that through efforts to beautify the neighborhood; to encourage historic preservation and property maintenance; to promote appropriate business development, to fight crime, and to protect and enhance Elmira's unique urban ambiance.
Goals The HistoricNearWestside.com of Elmira-goals are outlined below:
- Collect and document the history of Elmira utilizing oral, written, and visual mediums.
- Develop historical publications for the purpose of promotion, preservation, and education.
- Participate in cooperative efforts with other organizations to establish a heritage mission.
- Encourage the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and sites.
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CITE INFORMATION
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Near Westside Neighborhood Association Incorporated
Titled
"THE HISTORIC NEAR WESTSIDE ELMIRA NY" Second Edition (1984)
Near Westside Neighborhood Association Incorporated
Avalable in the refrence section at the Steele Memorial Library, Elmira, NY
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