Buildings at 104–116 West Water St.

Buildings at 104–116 West Water St. were a set of historic commercial buildings located at Elmira in Chemung County, New York. They included a 3-story, four-bay building (114–116 W. Water); a ​3 1⁄2-story, 14-bay Second Empire style building built about 1870 (106–112 W. Water); and a 2-story, five-bay Streamline Moderne building (104 W. Water). The building at 104 W. Water was built in 1934 as an S. S. Kresge variety store.[2]

Buildings at 104–116 West Water St.
Location104–116 West Water St.,
Elmira, New York
Coordinates42°5′16.97″N 76°48′19.18″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1870, 1934
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Streamline Moderne
NRHP reference No.08001230[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 2008

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

Two of the buildings were deemed to be safety hazards and demolished in 2014 after failed attempts to renovate them.[3] During this demolition an adjacent building was damaged and it and the third building were subsequently demolished in 2015, opening up a half-acre parcel for potential development.[4] In 2018 construction of the 100 West Water Street project began on the site.[5]

References
  1. "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/15/08 Through 12/19/08". National Park Service. 2008-12-24.
  2. Robert T. Englert (April 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Buildings at 104–116 West Water St". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-24. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
  3. "Demolition of Rosenbaum's, Marvin's to start today". Elmira Star-Gazette. 2014-07-28.
  4. "Day 1 of demolition in downtown Elmira complete". WENY News. 2015-09-28.
  5. "Elmira Water Street building project set to begin". Elmira Star-Gazette. 2018-01-17.


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