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The Erie station in Avon, Livingston County, New York, United States of America

Avon (New York) is a town of 7,000 people (2016) in the Western Finger Lakes.

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The town is bordered by Monroe County to the north. The village of Avon is in the northwest part of the town.

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Map
Map of Avon (New York)

U.S. Route 20 and New York State Route 5 are east-west highways across the town and intersect New York State Route 39 in Avon village. New York State Route 15 is another north-south highway in the eastern part of the town. Interstate 390 connects the town to areas north and south.

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Sites on the National Register of Historic Places:

  • 1 The Avon Five Arch Bridge, 2078 Avon Geneseo R. A remnant of an 1857 railroad bridge over the Conesus Outlet at Littleville. Avon Five Arch Bridge (Q23073892) on Wikidata Avon Five Arch Bridge on Wikipedia
  • 2 The Avon Inn, 55 E. Main St. The main block was built in the 1840s as a residence in the Greek Revival style. Avon Inn (Q4829210) on Wikidata Avon Inn on Wikipedia
  • 3 The Avon Erie Railroad Station, 100 West Main Street (US 20). One of the more active hubs of the Erie Railroad, Avon served as the terminus of four different Erie lines. It is now a restaurant. Avon (Q19864316) on Wikidata Avon station (Erie Railroad) on Wikipedia
  • 4 The Barber–Mulligan Farm. The nearly 640-acre (260 ha) farm includes a number of original buildings. Barber-Mulligan Farm (Q4859577) on Wikidata Barber–Mulligan Farm on Wikipedia
  • Erie-Lackawanna Railroad bridge. This bridge over the Genesee River connects Avon to the Genesee Valley Greenway, a rail trail.
  • 5 First Presbyterian Church of Avon, 5605 Avon-Lima Rd, East Avon. constructed in 1812 First Presbyterian Church of Avon (Q5453677) on Wikidata First Presbyterian Church of Avon on Wikipedia

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  • Tom Wahl's, a fast food restaurant chain which has its origin in Avon as a tiny ice cream shop called the Twin Kiss.

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  • 1 Charlton Farm, 310 E Main St, +1 585-978-2302. A residence designed by J. Foster Warner and now a bed and breakfast. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. $135-185.

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