Press release:
Saturday afternoon, the City of Batavia Historic Preservation Commission presented bronze plaques to the owners of six locally designated landmarks in a ceremony held at Sweet Ecstasy Bakery. The ceremony is one that occurs every few years and plaques presented in previous ceremonies can be seen around Batavia. The plaques include the date the landmark was erected and the words, “City of Batavia Historic Landmark.”
Plaques presented today were for: the old city hall (former Brisbane Mansion); the Bonarigo & McCutcheon law office at 18 Ellicott St. (former St. Mary’s rectory); the former Genesee County Sheriff’s office at 14 W. Main; Dr. Anna Lamb’s office at 7 Evans St. (former gas holder building); the Sharon Johnson residence at 44 Roosevelt Ave.; and the former Doty Mansion at 123-125 Jackson St. Owners of these buildings, in accepting the plaques, have agreed to display them on the exterior of their structures in locations readily visible to the public.
The City of Batavia Historic Preservation Commission, established in the mid-1990s, works to recognize and help preserve Batavia places and buildings of historic significance. More than 40 properties have been designated as landmarks over the course of the Commission’s existence.
Photo: Joan Barton, chair of the Historic Preservation Commission, presenting plaque to Ben Bonarigo.
