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concerning protection of historic places, buildings and works of art. This provision of law gives the town government the authority to "provide, by local law, regulations, special conditions and restrictions for the protection, enhancement, perpetuation and the use of places, districts, sites,
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is a governmental organization empowered to designate historic landmarks and districts within the town's boundaries. As of August 2021, there are 32 such landmarks in the town, all of which are individual properties as opposed to districts.
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cofounder George Waite; now owned by Daemen University. Italian Renaissance style with prominent Mediterranean Revival influences.
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204:Two-story vernacular Italianate building erected
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