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.
19th Ward
19th Ward
Alexander Neighborhood
Alexander Neighborhood
Cobbs Hill Neighborhood
Cobbs Hill Neighborhood
Corn Hill
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 Historic District
East Avenue Historic District
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 The headquarters of Pathstone on Prince Street. |
Grove Place
Grove Place
Highland Park Neighborhood
Highland Park Neighborhood
Maplewood
Most of these are on Seneca Parkway.
Maplewood
Marketview Heights
Marketview Heights
These homes are located in the quiet residential pocket at where Alexander Street terminates in the east.
Neighborhood of the Arts
Neighborhood of the Arts
Park Avenue
Park Avenue
 Beautiful mosaic! |
 How often do you see a black house? |
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 Rather out of place for Rochester. . . |
Pearl-Meigs-Monroe
Pearl-Meigs-Monroe
South Wedge
South Wedge
Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood
Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood
Upper Monroe
Upper Monroe
Wadsworth Square
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 |
 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* |
 On a narrow street in Swillburg. |
Additional information and more cool houses can be found at ![[WWW]](https://rocwiki.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png)
Great Homes of Rochester & Canandaigua (from WXXI.org)
See Also
Highland Avenue, the border with Brighton
Another on Highland Avenue
This home stands completely out of place among the historic homes of the Corn Hill neighborhood. Strange, but beautiful. Located on Fitzhugh Street.
The headquarters of Pathstone on Prince Street.
Classic and classy Art Deco apartment building on Goodman Street. Built in 1920 and owned by 
LOL PURPLE (Prince St.)
The 
Across from the MAG.
Arnold Park
Sibley Place
Sibley Place
Sibley Place
Lovely colors
Help! Help!
Beautiful mosaic!
How often do you see a black house?
Needs some TLC.
Oxford Street
Rather out of place for Rochester. . .
Winner of the 
(It was snowing.)
(Enlarge to see architectural details.)
Black and Yellow
On West Main Street, built by a cousin of President Hayes.
Craftsman style
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
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*
On a narrow street in Swillburg.
Home Acres neighborhood of Brighton.
St. Paul Street, in the Group 14621 neighborhood.
Scio Street in the Upper East End.
