The City of Rochester has the fifth oldest housing stock in the nation, following Boston, Providence, Buffalo, and New York City. 28.8% of our housing was built before 1940, with a high of over 58.1% in the municipal core.1 This page celebrates the wonderful historic character of our urban homes.
Alexander Neighborhood
Cobbs Hill Neighborhood
Corn Hill
This home stands completely out of place among the historic homes of the Corn Hill neighborhood. Strange, but beautiful. Located on Fitzhugh Street. |
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East Avenue
Referring not just to East Avenue itself, but also the side streets between East and University and East and Park.
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The headquarters of Pathstone on Prince Street. |
Sibley Place |
Marketview Heights
These homes are located in the quiet residential pocket at where Alexander Street terminates in the east.
Park Avenue
Beautiful mosaic! |
How often do you see a black house? |
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South Wedge
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(It was snowing.) |
(Enlarge to see architectural details.) |
Black and Yellow |
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Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood
Wadsworth Square
Other
The Mushroom House is tucked away in Powder Mills Park, south of the city in the town of Perinton. If you drive along Park Road past the Fish Hatchery heading toward 96, it will be on your right hand side. you should be able to spot it through the trees from your car. |
Pined for by Tobin Fricke |
Pearl-Meigs-Monroe |
Pined for by Tobin Fricke |
Atlantic Avenue in North Winton Village. |
This poor house in PLEX is apparently owned by some crazy lady in California who refuses to sell it, despite the fact that she does nothing but leave it to rot. *sigh* |
Additional information and more cool houses can be found at
Great Homes of Rochester & Canandaigua (from WXXI.org)
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