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Other public buildings dominate the neighboring streets. The post office, old county jail and
Batavia's old city hall, all also contributing properties to the historic district, are to the north, across Main. On the northwest is city police headquarters. Northeast is the new city hall and Genesee
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and cleaned the outside stone again. The windows and roofing were replaced, along with the wooden trim. The wooden supports for the bell were replaced, and its rope gave way to an electrical system. Air conditioning and an elevator were added in 1999.
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brick structure also used by the county. Walkways connect the two, and surrounding sidewalks, amid a large lawn. West of the courthouse, at the fork of Main and
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design, typical for public buildings of the period, was an expanded version of the original courthouse, later to serve as town and village hall. The
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trails through the region, two of which became Main and
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courthouse near the current site, which served what was at that time the entire
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covered in acoustical tiles, is on that level along with two judges' chambers.
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for money to build a new courthouse, which was authorized that same year. Its
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930:Keeper of the Register
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596:Fellows v. Blacksmith
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1134:New York (Manhattan)
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462:Holland Land Company
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67:East elevation, 2009
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