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Batavia in Genesee County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Genesee County Courthouse

Erected 1841

 
 
Genesee County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Patrick Weissend, circa October 2006
1. Genesee County Courthouse Marker
Inscription. This building stands at the bend of the Tonawanda and the junction of two major Iroquois Trails - Old Genesee and Big Tree Roads

Onondaga limestone obtained from Consider Warner's Quarry in LeRoy

National Register of Historic Places
1973

 
Erected 1973 by Genesee County.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.
 
Location. 42° 59.873′ N, 78° 11.228′ W. Marker is in Batavia, New York, in Genesee County. It is on Main Street near Ellicott Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Main Street, Batavia NY 14020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of the Soldiers Sailors and Marines of Genesee County (a few steps from this marker); Genesee County (within shouting distance of this marker); Paolo Busti Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Batavia Peace Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); War of 1812 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gabriel DeFabbio
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Batavia (approx. 0.2 miles away); Capt. Charles F. Rand (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Batavia.
 
Also see . . .  Genesee County Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places form, National Archives. (Submitted on September 18, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Genesee County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lugnuts, October 24, 2020
2. Genesee County Courthouse
The (former) Courthouse with the marker in front of the building.
Eastward View Genesee County Courthouse and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014
3. Eastward View Genesee County Courthouse and Marker
Eastward View Genesee County Courthouse and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014
4. Eastward View Genesee County Courthouse and Marker
From Main Street (NY Route 5).
Rear and North Sides Genesee County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014
5. Rear and North Sides Genesee County Courthouse
The rear area is enclosed by construction fencing; note the fence at the stair wall.
Genesee County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lugnuts, October 24, 2020
6. Genesee County Courthouse
The marker can be seen on the lower left corner of the courthouse building.
Genesee County Courthouse East Side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lugnuts, October 24, 2020
7. Genesee County Courthouse East Side
Long View - - Genesee County Courthouse Distant View image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014
8. Long View - - Genesee County Courthouse Distant View
Looking east on Main Street (NY 5) from next to the Holland Land Office Museum, the Old Courthouse is seen (way down the street) splitting the traffic, left for Main Street, Right for Ellicott Street (NY 63).
Genesee County Courthouse Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014
9. Genesee County Courthouse Sign
On south side, Ellicott Street (NY Route 63).
Genesee County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Wikipedia
10. Genesee County Courthouse
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2011, by Patrick Weissend of Corfu, New Yok. This page has been viewed 833 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on January 10, 2011, by Patrick Weissend of Corfu, New Yok.   2. submitted on October 25, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin.   3, 4, 5. submitted on July 6, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.   6, 7. submitted on October 25, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin.   8, 9. submitted on July 6, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.   10. submitted on January 11, 2011. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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