LIMA HISTORICAL SOC

LIMA, NY

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Lima Historical Society is a non-profit organization located in Lima, New York that is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich history of the town and its surrounding areas. The society was founded in 1968 and has since collected a vast collection of artifacts, documents, and photographs that tell the story of Lima's past.

The society operates a museum located in the historic Lima Railroad Depot building, which was constructed in 1881 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum houses a variety of exhibits that showcase the town's history from the early 1800s to the present day. Visitors can see displays on local industries such as agriculture, milling, and manufacturing, as well as exhibits on the town's early settlers and notable residents.

In addition to its museum, the Lima Historical Society offers a variety of educational programs and events throughout the year. These include guided tours of historic sites in the area, lectures on local history, and workshops on traditional crafts and skills. The society also maintains a genealogy library that is open to the public and provides research assistance to those seeking information about their ancestors who lived in the Lima area.

Overall, the Lima Historical Society plays a vital role in preserving and celebrating the history of Lima, New York, and is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about the town's past.

LIMA HISTORICAL SOC is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in LIMA NY. US MID #8403601842

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mid-Atlantic (District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania).

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September 14, 2019: Glasgow Street in Corn Hill, Rochester, New York Looking eastward along Glasgow Street in the historic Corn Hill section of Rochester, New York, road signage alerts drivers to the upcoming roundabout at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrotflowerproductionsintl/53616747822">Lunsford Circle</a>.
September 14, 2019: Former Corn Hill Methodist Episcopal Church as seen from Lunsford Circle, Rochester, New York The former Corn Hill Methodist Episcopal Church and present-day End Time Deliverance Miracle Ministry is a longstanding landmark of the Corn Hill district of Rochester, New York whose rich history lies at the intersection of the two rather paradoxical halves of the neighborhood's identity - the favorite abode of Rochester's moneyed class, yet also the historic nucleus of the local African-American community - and serves as a testimony to locals' commitment to historic preservation, having been rebuilt after a devastating 1971 arson fire. If you're an architecture buff like me, you can read <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/53617592723">more about the church</a> at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/">Western New York Architecture Deep Cuts</a>: my other account where I go deeper into the weeds about these sorts of things.
September 14, 2019: Corn Hill Gazebo and Lunsford Circle, Rochester, New York With its lovely gingerbread-style woodwork and steep octagonal tent roof, the Corn Hill Gazebo is the central feature of the verdant Lunsford Circle Park, in the heart of the historic Corn Hill neighborhood of Rochester, New York. If you're an architecture buff like me, you can read <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/53617592633">more about the building and its verdant surroundings</a> at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/">Western New York Architecture Deep Cuts</a>: my other account where I go deeper into the weeds about these sorts of things.
September 14, 2019: Ford Street bridge, Rochester, New York A view of the Ford Street Bridge in Rochester, New York, as seen from just to the north of its western end, along the Genesee Riverway Trail at the south end of the historic Corn Hill neighborhood. If you're an architecture buff like me, you can read <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/53617386461">more about the bridge</a> at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/">Western New York Architecture Deep Cuts</a>: my other account where I go deeper into the weeds about these sorts of things.
September 14, 2019: Ford Street bridge, Rochester, New York Looking westward along the Ford Street Bridge in Rochester, New York on a September 2019 evening. If you're an architecture buff like me, you can read <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/53617720504">more about the bridge</a> at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/">Western New York Architecture Deep Cuts</a>: my other account where I go deeper into the weeds about these sorts of things.
September 14, 2019: Genesee River and downtown skyline as seen from Ford Street bridge, Rochester, New York One of the most widely photographed views of the downtown skyline of Rochester, New York is the one looking northward along the Genesee River from the Ford Street Bridge.
September 14, 2019: Atkinson Street in Corn Hill, Rochester, New York Boughs of lush greenery frame the view eastward down Atkinson Street from between Greenwood and South Washington Streets in the charming and historic Corn Hill district of Rochester, New York. Also known as the Third Ward, Corn Hill has been cited as Rochester's oldest residential neighborhood, with a history that dates almost as far back as that of the city itself: during the early boom years of the 1820s and '30s, when the newly opened Erie Canal was converting sleepy frontier villages into important inland ports practically overnight, this gently sloping hilltop across from the business district became the residence of choice for the city's newly wealthy flour millers and other incipient industrialists, earning it such jocular nicknames as the "Ruffled-Shirt Ward" and the "Silk Stocking District". Despite Rochester's continued outward growth, Corn Hill held onto its cachet as one of the city's most desirable addresses well into the 20th century. Later, as its fortunes began to level off and decline, the story became one of conflict between, on the one hand, city planners who sought to demolish many of the handsome but deteriorated period homes in the name of urban renewal, and on the other, preservation-minded neighborhood residents who saw in its picturesque Victorian streetscapes the key to its future return to prosperity. Happily, the latter camp won out, and deserve the credit for the successful nomination of the Third Ward Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places, which was made official in 1974.
September 14, 2019: Daniel M. Flanigan and Anthony J. Miller Houses, Rochester, New York Illustrative of the Victorian-era architectural smorgasbord of Rochester, New York's historic Corn Hill neighborhood are the Daniel M. Flanigan <i>(left)</i> and Anthony J Miller <i>(right)</i> Houses on Atkinson Street. Although the precise dates of their construction, the particulars of their aesthetic style, and the identities of their early owners differ from each other, they each exemplify the neighborhood's original identity as longstanding haven for Rochester's wealthy elite as well as the commitment of its modern-day denizens to the continuing preservation of what is now the city's oldest and most intact residential historic district. If you're an architecture buff like me, you can read <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/53617592693">more about these stately homes</a> at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/">Western New York Architecture Deep Cuts</a>: my other account where I go deeper into the weeds about these sorts of things.
September 14, 2019: Corn Hill Landing and Hamilton Apartments, Rochester, New York A view southward across the Genesee River in Rochester, New York, looking from Corn Hill Landing - an upscale mixed-use development unveiled in 2000 and comprising apartments, shops, restaurants, and the riverfront parkland where this photo was taken - across the Genesee River toward the Hamilton Apartments in the adjacent neighborhood of South Wedge, which, if you're an architecture buff like me, you can read <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/53617386206">more about</a> at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/">Western New York Architecture Deep Cuts</a>: my other account where I go deeper into the weeds about these sorts of things.
Ford Street bridge, Rochester, New York, September 2019 A view of the Ford Street Bridge in Rochester, New York, as seen in September 2019 from just to the north of its western end, along the Genesee Riverway Trail at the south end of the historic Corn Hill neighborhood. There has been a bridge across the Genesee River at this location since 1848, an era when Corn Hill was newly emerging to prominence as a desirable abode for the city's wealthy industrialist class. The present span, a 124-foot structure of concrete flanked with an arched pony truss of steel girders, was completed in 1920 during a major expansion of the Erie Canal, which ran concurrently with the river at that time. The main decorative elements are the concrete pylons that flank the roadway at each end: comprising quartets of stylized, engaged Doric columns each together supporting a square corniced cap, they lend a timely Neoclassical air to an otherwise utilitarian design. The original pylons were removed in the 1950s; the current ones are exact replicas that were installed during the bridge's reconstruction in 2001, when $8.8 million in federal, state and municipal funds were used to replace the deteriorated steel deck with concrete and widen the roadway from two to four lanes. Other improvements to the bridge added at that time were the period-appropriate streetlamps and pedestrian walkway seen at left: the better for photographers to capture what's one of the most popular viewpoints of the downtown skyline.

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LIMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 532
LIMA
NY
14485

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MID # 8403601842
Name LIMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Alternate Name LIMA HISTORICAL SOC
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Mid-Atlantic
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 222591281
NTEECC
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 42.909131, -77.59989
CODES FIPS State Code: 36
FIPS County Code: 051
US Census Tract: 030600
US Census Block: 1016