Morris Village Historic District

Main, Lake, Broad, Grove & Church, Morris, New York. County/parish: Otsego.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 20, 2013. NRIS 13000031.

287 contributing buildings. 3 contributing sites.

From Wikipedia:

Morris Village Historic District

Morris Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Morris in Otsego County, New York. The district encompasses 287 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in the village of Morris. The buildings date from about 1800 through the 1960s, and include representative examples of popular architectural styles. Located in the district is the separately listed Zion Episcopal Church Complex and Harmony Cemetery. Other notable buildings include the Otsego County Fairgrounds complex, First Baptist Church (1869), Methodist Church (1870), former Universalist Church (1841), former Post Office (1883-1884), Community Bank (c. 1820–1830, 1929), Kenyon Library (1845), and Town of Morris Highway Department (c. 1920).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

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