Point Chautauqua Historic District

Point Chautauqua Historic District is a national historic district located on Point Chautauqua, three miles (5 km) from Mayville in Chautauqua County, New York. It is located directly across Chautauqua Lake from the Chautauqua Institution. The district is a planned resort community laid out in 1875 by Frederick Law Olmsted as a Baptist camp meeting. Within a generation, it had become a resort community. The 80-acre (320,000 m2) district includes the serpentine street system, which ascends the steeply wooded slopes of the site, and its collection of single family residences developed in the late 19th and early 20th century. Among the architectural styles represented are American Craftsman, Queen Anne, and Carpenter Gothic.[2]

Point Chautauqua Historic District
House in the Point Chautauqua Historic District, Mayville, NY, July 2012
LocationRoughly bounded by NY 430 and Chautauqua Lake between Lake and Leet Aves., near Mayville, New York
Coordinates42°14′15″N 79°27′37″W
Built1875
ArchitectOlmsted, Frederick Law
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.96000521[1]
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1996

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kathleen LaFrank (February 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Point Chautauqua Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying 14 photos".


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