Holland Land Office
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The Holland Land Office building is located on West Main Street in downtown Batavia, New York, United States. It is a stone building designed by surveyor Joseph Ellicott and erected in the 1810s.
North elevation, 2005
Building in 1965
Paul Busti
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Paul Busti was the Agent General of the Holland Land Company from 1799 until his death in 1824. As administrator of the Holland Land Company, Busti was responsible for the economic, political, and soc
Holland Land Office
…from the present site, Ellicott not only oversaw the sale of individual properties but functioned as the area's sole regional planner, reporting to Paolo Busti, the company's agent in Philadelphia, by mail. He was, a contemporary historian wrote, "the single most powerful person in the area for the first two…
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Plaque to honor Paolo Busti at the Holland Land Office Museum, Batavia, New York. Placed in his honor by Batavia's Italian-American citizens.