Livingston County, New York

Founding: 1821
Parent counties: Genesee and Ontario
Namesake: Robert Livingston, New York politician
Seat: Geneseo (1821–)
Land area: 632 square miles
Population (2020): 61,834
Population (historic): 27,729 (1830); 39,309 (1870); 37,059 (1900); 37,560 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1850; 1870s; 1900s; 1920–2010
Subdivisions: Nine villages; 26 CDPs; 17 towns
National Register listings: 90
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,326 (33.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 78.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 34.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,305
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,527
Average farmhouse size (1940): 8.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,899
Average farm size (1920): 96.1 acres
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Geneseo

 
Namesake: An Iroquois word meaning "beautiful valley"
Founding: 1806 (post office); 1832 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 7,574
Population (historic): 1,925 (1880); 2,400 (1900); 2,261 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1900; 1910–1930; 1940–2010

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 613 (30%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Aaron Barber Farm (1852). 5403 Barber Road. Avon. Greek Revival.
2. Martin Heath Farm (c. 1865). 4498 Lima Road. Geneseo. Italianate.
3. *Isaac Kellerman Log House (1816). 6074 South Livonia Road. Conesus.
4. *Sweet Briar / George Austen Estate (1898). 5126 Mount Morris Road. Geneseo. Classical Revival.
5. *The Homestead / James Wadsworth Estate (c. 1804/1875). 4 South Street. Geneseo. Classical Revival.
6. Farm (c. 1915). 4376 East Groveland Road. Groveland. Craftsman.
7. *Amasa Martin Farm (c. 1845/1865/1885). 1301 Bragg Street. Lima. Italianate/Second Empire.
8. *Thomas Peck House (c. 1812/1865). 7955 East Main Road. Lima. Federal/Italianate.
9. *Morgan House (1832). 6870 West Main Road. Lima. Federal.
10. *Lauren Godfrey House (c. 1853). 1325 Rochester Road. Lima. Italianate.
11. *Ebenezer Leech House (c. 1800). 1537 York Street. Lima. Federal.
12. *James McCurdy House (1822). State Route 36, south of Red Jacket Street. North Dansville. Federal. Razed.
13. *Elmwood / William Alward Farm (c. 1855). 19 North Walnut Street. Nunda. Italianate.
14. *Elias Geiger Farm (1867). 10693 Geiger Road. Ossian. Italianate.
15. *Edgerley / David Edgerley Farm (1828/1870s). 9303 Creek Road. Portage. Federal.
16. *Westerly / William Spencer Farm (c. 1850). 3151 Chandler Road. York. Greek Revival.
17. *Linwood / William Gratwick Estate (c. 1901). 1912 York Road. York. Shingle.