Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and Genesee College Hall are two historic buildings located on the campus of

Elim Bible College Elim Bible College is a private Christian college in Lima, New York. It awards bachelors degrees in theology and business management, an associate degree, and one-year certificates. History Elim was founded in 1924 in Endwell, New York, by I ...

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. The

Genesee Wesleyan Seminary The Genesee Wesleyan Seminary was the name of two institutions located on the same site in Lima, New York. The Genesee Wesleyan Seminary was founded in 1831 by the Genesee Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church after the Conference ...

building was constructed in 1842 and now serves as the college Administration Building. It is a -story neoclassical–style brick structure. It features a 2-story

verandah A veranda (also spelled verandah in Australian and New Zealand English) is a roofed, open-air hallway or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front an ...

composed of two tiers of sturdy columns. The

Genesee College Genesee College was founded as the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, in 1831, by the Methodist Episcopal Church. The college was located in Lima, New York, and eventually relocated to Syracuse, becoming Syracuse University. Genesee Wesleyan Seminary ...

Hall was completed in 1851 and is a complete neoclassical temple form. It measures two and a half stories high and five bays wide, with an Ionic hexastyle

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extending the length of the south facade. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1976.

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Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Religious buildings and structures completed in 1842 Buildings and structures in Livingston County, New York University and college buildings completed in 1853 National Register of Historic Places in Livingston County, New York History of Syracuse University {{LivingstonCountyNY-NRHP-stub