Little York Pavilion
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Little York Pavilion, also known as Dwyer Memorial County Park, Main Pavilion, is an historic trolley park
pavilion
located at Preble
in Cortland County, New York
. It was built about 1906, with later additions and modifications, and is a two story Stick/Eastlake
style structure, rectangular at the core, with surrounding verandah
s and a jutting pavilion at each corner. The central hip-roofed section contains a single large room at each level.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
Trolley park
In the United States, trolley parks, which started in the 19th century, were picnic and recreation areas along or at the ends of streetcar lines in most of the larger cities. These were precursors to amusement parks. These trolley parks were created by the streetcar companies to give people a...
pavilion
Pavilion
In architecture a pavilion has two main meanings.-Free-standing structure:Pavilion may refer to a free-standing structure sited a short distance from a main residence, whose architecture makes it an object of pleasure. Large or small, there is usually a connection with relaxation and pleasure in...
located at Preble
Preble, New York
Preble is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,582 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Commodore Edward Preble, a naval hero....
in Cortland County, New York
Cortland County, New York
Cortland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, named after Federico Van Cortlandt, president of the convention at Kingston that wrote the first New York State Constitution in 1777, and first lieutenant governor of the state. The county seat is Cortland...
. It was built about 1906, with later additions and modifications, and is a two story Stick/Eastlake
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
style structure, rectangular at the core, with surrounding verandah
Verandah
A veranda or verandah is a roofed opened gallery or porch. It is also described as an open pillared gallery, generally roofed, built around a central structure...
s and a jutting pavilion at each corner. The central hip-roofed section contains a single large room at each level.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979.