National Register of Historic Places listings in Rochester, New York facts for kids
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rochester, New York, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".
There are 215 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Monroe County, including three National Historic Landmarks. The city of Rochester includes 115 of these properties and districts, including all National Historic Landmarks; they are listed here, while the remaining properties and districts are listed separately. One property, the New York State Barge Canal, a National Historic Landmark District spans both the city and the remainder of the county. Another property in Rochester was formerly listed and has been removed.
Current listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andrews Street Bridge |
(#84000182) |
Andrews St. at Genesee River 43°09′32″N 77°36′45″W / 43.158889°N 77.6125°W |
Rochester | ||
2 | Susan B. Anthony House |
(#66000528) |
17 Madison St. 43°09′12″N 77°37′41″W / 43.153333°N 77.628056°W |
Rochester | This NHL is where Susan B. Anthony was arrested after attempting to vote in the 1872 Presidential Election | |
3 | Aquinas Institute |
(#89000464) |
1127 Dewey Ave. 43°11′15″N 77°38′26″W / 43.1875°N 77.640556°W |
Rochester | ||
4 | Arvine Heights Historic District |
(#15000310) |
15–120 Arvine Heights 43°07′35″N 77°38′21″W / 43.126314°N 77.6390827°W |
Rochester | Early 20th-century middle-class residential development | |
5 | Bevier Memorial Building |
(#73001201) |
Washington St. 43°09′12″N 77°36′59″W / 43.153333°N 77.616389°W |
Rochester | Built in 1910 for the Rochester Athaneaum and Mechanics Institute, a three and a half brick story with ceramic trim designed by architect Claude Fayette Bragdon. | |
6 | Brick Presbyterian Church Complex |
(#92000152) |
121 N. Fitzhugh St. 43°09′27″N 77°37′01″W / 43.1575°N 77.616944°W |
Rochester | Now known as Downtown United Presbyterian Church, a Presbyterian church complex including the Brick Church and Church School (1860, rebuilt 1903), attached Brick Church Institute building (1909–1910), and Taylor Chapel (1941). The Brick Church and Church School was designed in 1860 as an Early Romanesque Revival–style edifice by Rochester architect Andrew Jackson Warner (1833–1910). His son, J. Foster Warner (1859–1937), modified the church structure to the Lombard Romanesque form in 1903. Part of the Inner Loop Multiple Resource Area (MRA). | |
7 | Bridge Square Historic District |
(#84000273) |
Roughly bounded by Inner Loop, Centre Park, Washington and W. Main Sts. 43°09′17″N 77°37′08″W / 43.154722°N 77.618889°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
8 | Brown's Race Historic District |
(#89000067) |
Brown's Race St. from Platt St. to Conrail railroad tracks 43°09′38″N 77°36′59″W / 43.160556°N 77.616389°W |
Rochester | District of 15 commercial buildings, 2 other structures and 14 sites, along or near the curving south rim of the Genesee River gorge at the rim of the High Falls. Included are the mill race and the 19th century iron Pont De Rennes bridge, which is in use as a pedestrian bridge and viewing platform of the High Falls and surrounding gorge. | |
9 | Adam Brown Block |
(#85002857) |
480 E. Main St. 43°09′31″N 77°35′59″W / 43.158611°N 77.599722°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
10 | Browncroft Historic District |
(#04000346) |
Roughly bounded by Browncroft Blvd., Newcastle, Blossom, and Winton Rds. 43°09′16″N 77°32′44″W / 43.154444°N 77.545556°W |
Rochester | ||
11 | Building at 551-555 North Goodman Street |
(#86000448) |
551-555 N. Goodman St. 43°09′50″N 77°35′00″W / 43.163889°N 77.583333°W |
Rochester | ||
12 | Campbell-Whittlesey House |
(#71000542) |
123 S. Fitzhugh St. 43°09′04″N 77°36′45″W / 43.151111°N 77.6125°W |
Rochester | ||
13 | Central Trust Bank Building |
(#12000014) |
44 Exchange Rd. 43°09′18″N 77°36′42″W / 43.154925°N 77.611672°W |
Rochester | ||
14 | Chamber of Commerce |
(#85002859) |
55 Saint Paul St. 43°09′28″N 77°36′36″W / 43.157778°N 77.61°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
15 | Jonathan Child House & Brewster-Burke House Historic District |
(#71000543) |
37 S. Washington St. and 130 Spring St. 43°09′10″N 77°37′01″W / 43.152778°N 77.616944°W |
Rochester | ||
16 | Chili–West Historic District |
(#15000556) |
15-17 Ardmore, 5-75 Appleton, 14-48 Darien, 22-56 Hancock, 41-146 Lozier & 20-99 Somerset Sts., 50-432 Chili Ave. 43°08′54″N 77°38′42″W / 43.148368°N 77.6451317°W |
Rochester | Early suburban neighborhood completed by mid-1930s | |
17 | Christ Church |
(#08000024) |
141 East Ave. 43°09′12″N 77°35′26″W / 43.153333°N 77.590556°W |
Rochester | ||
18 | Church of Saints Peter and Paul Complex |
(#12000342) |
720 & 736 W. Main, & 681 Brown Sts. 43°09′06″N 77°37′57″W / 43.151575°N 77.632551°W |
Rochester | ||
19 | City Hall Historic District |
(#74001258) |
S. Fitzhugh St. between Broad and W. Main Sts. 43°09′16″N 77°36′50″W / 43.154444°N 77.613889°W |
Rochester | ||
20 | Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshi Austria |
(#15000775) |
692 Joseph Ave. 43°10′38″N 77°36′34″W / 43.177163°N 77.6093667°W |
Rochester | 1928 Georgian Revival synagogue was early focal point for Jewish immigrant community in city's northeast | |
21 | Fernwood Park Historic District |
(#10000360) |
Bounded by Fernwood Ave., Woodman Park, Culver Rd., and Waring Rd. 43°10′48″N 77°33′45″W / 43.18°N 77.5625°W |
Rochester | ||
22 | H. C. Cohen Company Building-Andrews Building |
(#85002853) |
216 Andrews St. 43°09′35″N 77°36′34″W / 43.159722°N 77.609444°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
23 | Court Exchange Building-National Casket Company |
(#85002850) |
142 Exchange St. 43°09′09″N 77°36′40″W / 43.1525°N 77.611111°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
24 | Court Street Bridge |
(#84000276) |
Court St. at Genesee River 43°09′12″N 77°36′34″W / 43.153333°N 77.609444°W |
Rochester | ||
25 | Cox Building |
(#84000279) |
36-48 St. Paul St. 43°09′27″N 77°36′34″W / 43.1575°N 77.609444°W |
Rochester | ||
26 | Chester Dewey School No. 14 |
(#85002847) |
200 University Ave. 43°09′35″N 77°35′51″W / 43.159722°N 77.5975°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
27 | East Avenue Historic District |
(#79001589) |
Irregular pattern along East Ave. from Probert St. to Alexander St. 43°09′09″N 77°34′51″W / 43.1525°N 77.580833°W |
Rochester | ||
28 | East High School |
(#83001707) |
410 Alexander St. 43°09′35″N 77°35′31″W / 43.159722°N 77.591944°W |
Rochester | ||
29 | East Side Presbyterian Church |
(#10000898) |
345 Parsells St. 43°09′56″N 77°34′10″W / 43.165556°N 77.569444°W |
Rochester | ||
30 | Eastman Dental Dispensary |
(#83001708) |
800 E. Main St. 43°09′38″N 77°35′30″W / 43.160556°N 77.591667°W |
Rochester | ||
31 | George Eastman House |
(#66000529) |
900 East Ave. 43°09′12″N 77°34′54″W / 43.153333°N 77.581667°W |
Rochester | ||
32 | Edwards Building |
(#84000287) |
26-34 St. Paul St. 43°09′26″N 77°36′33″W / 43.157222°N 77.609167°W |
Rochester | ||
33 | Hervey Ely House |
(#71000544) |
138 Troup St. 43°09′05″N 77°37′06″W / 43.151389°N 77.618333°W |
Rochester | ||
34 | Emmanuel Presbyterian Church |
(#01000295) |
Jefferson Ave. at 9 Shelter St. 43°08′19″N 77°37′47″W / 43.138611°N 77.629722°W |
Rochester | ||
35 | English Evangelical Church of the Reformation and Parish House |
(#92000150) |
111 N. Chestnut St. 43°09′32″N 77°36′12″W / 43.158889°N 77.603333°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
36 | Erie Canal: Second Genesee Aqueduct |
(#76001228) |
Broad St. 43°09′17″N 77°36′35″W / 43.154722°N 77.609722°W |
Rochester | ||
37 | Federal Building |
(#72000856) |
N. Fitzhugh and Church Sts. 43°09′25″N 77°36′54″W / 43.156944°N 77.615°W |
Rochester | ||
38 | First National Bank of Rochester-Old Monroe County Savings Bank Building |
(#85002861) |
35 State St. 43°09′22″N 77°36′49″W / 43.156111°N 77.613611°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
39 | First Presbyterian Church |
(#73001202) |
101 S. Plymouth Ave. 43°09′10″N 77°36′56″W / 43.152778°N 77.615556°W |
Rochester | ||
40 | First Unitarian Church |
(#14000537) |
220 Winton Rd., S. 43°08′28″N 77°33′33″W / 43.1409809°N 77.5591261°W |
Rochester | 1969 brick Modernist structure by Louis Kahn | |
41 | First Universalist Church |
(#71000545) |
SE corner of S. Clinton Ave. and Court St. 43°09′14″N 77°36′17″W / 43.153889°N 77.604722°W |
Rochester | ||
42 | Gannett Building |
(#85002862) |
55 Exchange St. 43°09′14″N 77°36′45″W / 43.153889°N 77.6125°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
43 | Genesee Lighthouse |
(#74001259) |
70 Lighthouse St. 43°15′10″N 77°36′40″W / 43.252778°N 77.611111°W |
Rochester | ||
44 | German United Evangelical Church Complex |
(#92000151) |
60-90 Bittner St. 43°09′38″N 77°36′34″W / 43.160556°N 77.609444°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
45 | Granite Building |
(#84000290) |
130 E. Main St. 43°09′25″N 77°36′33″W / 43.156944°N 77.609167°W |
Rochester | Built in 1894 to house the Sibley, Lindsay and Curr department store. | |
46 | Grove Place Historic District |
(#84000299) |
Gibbs, Selden, Grove and Windsor Sts. 43°09′35″N 77°36′03″W / 43.159722°N 77.600833°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
47 | David Hagaman House |
(#94001477) |
661 Highland Ave. 43°07′50″N 77°35′45″W / 43.130556°N 77.595833°W |
Rochester | ||
48 | Holy Rosary Church Complex |
(#12000597) |
414 Lexington Ave. 43°10′47″N 77°38′29″W / 43.179645°N 77.641307°W |
Rochester | ||
49 | House at 235-237 Reynolds Street |
(#85002272) |
235-237 Reynolds St. 43°08′35″N 77°37′36″W / 43.143056°N 77.626667°W |
Rochester | ||
50 | Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church Complex |
(#92000381) |
445 Frederick Douglass St. and 187 and 205 Edinburgh St. 43°08′47″N 77°37′04″W / 43.146389°N 77.617778°W |
Rochester | ||
51 | Immanuel Baptist Church |
(#01001566) |
815 Park Ave. 43°08′48″N 77°34′28″W / 43.146667°N 77.574444°W |
Rochester | ||
52 | Inglewood and Thurston Historic District |
(#15000368) |
15-218 Inglewood Dr., 169-291 Thurston Rd. & 5 Marlborough 43°08′26″N 77°39′15″W / 43.1406°N 77.6543°W |
Rochester | ||
53 | Jewish Young Men's and Women's Association |
(#85002848) |
400 Andrews St. 43°09′37″N 77°36′16″W / 43.160278°N 77.604444°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
54 | Kirstein Building |
(#85002844) |
242 Andrews St. 43°09′36″N 77°36′28″W / 43.16°N 77.607778°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
55 | Lehigh Valley Railroad Station |
(#85002858) |
99 Court St. 43°09′11″N 77°36′29″W / 43.153056°N 77.608056°W |
Rochester | Currently Dinosaur Bar-B-Que; part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
56 | Leopold Street Shule |
(#74001260) |
30 Leopold St. 43°09′53″N 77°36′16″W / 43.164722°N 77.604444°W |
Rochester | ||
57 | Linden-South Historic District |
(#09000655) |
25-272 Linden St., both sides; 809-835 South Ave., odd numbers only 43°08′20″N 77°36′21″W / 43.138858°N 77.605964°W |
Rochester | ||
58 | Little Theatre |
(#85002860) |
240 East Ave. 43°09′21″N 77°35′52″W / 43.155833°N 77.597778°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
59 | Madison Square-West Main Street Historic District |
(#88002382) |
Roughly bounded by Silver, Canal, W. Main and Madison Sts. 43°09′14″N 77°37′37″W / 43.153889°N 77.626944°W |
Rochester | ||
60 | Main Street Bridge |
(#84000303) |
Main St. at Genesee River 43°09′22″N 77°36′39″W / 43.156111°N 77.610833°W |
Rochester | ||
61 | Maplewood Historic District |
(#97001454) |
21-267 Alameda, 26-284 Albemarle, 21-148 Augustine, 36-68 Birr Sts., 1-9 Burke Terrace, 1136-1212 Dewey Ave., 43°07′26″N 77°37′44″W / 43.123889°N 77.628889°W |
Rochester | Neighborhood built around Frederick Law Olmsted landscapes; district expanded in 2016. | |
62 | Michaels-Stern Building |
(#85002854) |
87 N. Clinton Ave. 43°09′31″N 77°36′28″W / 43.158611°N 77.607778°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
63 | George J. Michelsen Furniture Factory |
(#12000328) |
182 Avenue D 43°10′49″N 77°37′11″W / 43.180286°N 77.619655°W |
Rochester | ||
64 | Mt. Hope-Highland Historic District |
(#74001261) |
Bounded roughly by the Clarissa St. Bridge, Genesee River, Grove and Mt. Hope Aves., plus 43°08′09″N 77°36′40″W / 43.135833°N 77.611111°W |
Rochester | ||
65 | National Company Building |
(#84000291) |
159 E. Main St. 43°09′23″N 77°36′29″W / 43.156389°N 77.608056°W |
Rochester | ||
66 | Naval Armory-Convention Hall |
(#85002852) |
75 Woodbury Blvd. 43°09′08″N 77°36′19″W / 43.152222°N 77.605278°W |
Rochester | Currently houses the Geva Theatre Center; part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
67 | Nazareth House |
(#84002734) |
94 Averill Ave. 43°08′39″N 77°36′35″W / 43.144167°N 77.609722°W |
Rochester | ||
68 | New York State Barge Canal |
(#14000860) |
Linear across city 43°09′52″N 77°40′35″W / 43.164542°N 77.676351°W |
Rochester | Successor to Erie Canal approved by state voters in early 20th century to compete with railroads. | |
69 | Norton Village Historic District |
(#10000362) |
Norton St., Norton Village Ln., Village Way, and Veteran St. 43°11′14″N 77°33′58″W / 43.187222°N 77.566111°W |
Rochester | ||
70 | O'Kane Market and O'Kane Building |
(#85002288) |
104-106 Bartlett St. & 239-255 Reynolds St. 43°08′34″N 77°37′36″W / 43.142778°N 77.626667°W |
Rochester | ||
71 | Old Stone Warehouse |
(#73001203) |
1 Mt. Hope Ave. 43°08′54″N 77°36′24″W / 43.148333°N 77.606667°W |
Rochester | ||
72 | Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church |
(#92000153) |
210 Pleasant St. 43°09′32″N 77°36′33″W / 43.158889°N 77.609167°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
73 | Powers Building |
(#73001204) |
W. Main and State Sts. 43°09′21″N 77°36′48″W / 43.155833°N 77.613333°W |
Rochester | ||
74 | Pulaski Library |
(#01001562) |
1151 Hudson Ave. 43°11′11″N 77°36′00″W / 43.186389°N 77.6°W |
Rochester | ||
75 | Ramona Park Historic District |
(#10000363) |
Ramona Park 43°11′50″N 77°39′06″W / 43.197222°N 77.651667°W |
Rochester | ||
76 | Reynolds Arcade |
(#85002855) |
16 E. Main St. 43°09′21″N 77°36′44″W / 43.155833°N 77.612222°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
77 | Rochester City School No. 24 |
(#83001709) |
Meigs St. 43°08′10″N 77°36′05″W / 43.136111°N 77.601389°W |
Rochester | ||
78 | Rochester Fire Department Headquarters and Shops |
(#85003361) |
185 North St. 43°09′39″N 77°36′16″W / 43.160833°N 77.604444°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
79 | Rochester Savings Bank |
(#72000857) |
40 Franklin St. 43°09′31″N 77°36′18″W / 43.158611°N 77.605°W |
Rochester | ||
80 | Rundel Memorial Library |
(#85002845) |
115 South Ave. 43°09′13″N 77°37′06″W / 43.153611°N 77.618333°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
81 | Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church |
(#06000886) |
95 Averill Ave. 43°08′44″N 77°36′30″W / 43.145556°N 77.608333°W |
Rochester | ||
82 | Saint Bernard's Seminary |
(#96000435) |
2260 Lake Ave. 43°12′34″N 77°37′44″W / 43.209444°N 77.628889°W |
Rochester | ||
83 | Saint Mark's and Saint John's Episcopal Church |
(#04001438) |
1245 Culver Rd. 43°10′05″N 77°33′45″W / 43.168056°N 77.5625°W |
Rochester | ||
84 | Seneca Park East and West |
(#03000969) |
Saint Paul Blvd., Maplewood Dr, Lake Ave. 43°11′46″N 77°37′31″W / 43.196111°N 77.625278°W |
Rochester | West part is known as Maplewood Park. | |
85 | Shantz Button Factory |
(#13000600) |
340 & 330 Rutgers St., 795 Monroe Ave. 43°08′34″N 77°35′25″W / 43.142732°N 77.5902327°W |
Rochester | ||
86 | Shingleside |
(#84002737) |
476 Beach Ave. 43°15′46″N 77°36′56″W / 43.262778°N 77.615556°W |
Rochester | ||
87 | Sibley Triangle Building |
(#85002849) |
20-30 East Ave. 43°09′26″N 77°36′15″W / 43.157222°N 77.604167°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
88 | Sibley's, Lindsay and Curr Building |
(#84003945) |
228 E. Main St. 43°09′29″N 77°36′21″W / 43.15796°N 77.605812°W |
Rochester | Part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
89 | Sibley–Elmdorf Historic District |
(#15000557) |
23-405 Aberdeen, 20-324 Aldine, 447-551 Genesee, 157-320 Melrose, 187-325 Roslyn & 2-242 Trafalgar Sts. 43°08′23″N 77°38′40″W / 43.139621°N 77.6444377°W |
Rochester | Many extant well-preserved houses in various 19th-century styles | |
90 | St. Joseph's Church and Rectory |
(#75001197) |
108 Franklin St. 43°09′34″N 77°36′24″W / 43.159444°N 77.606667°W |
Rochester | ||
91 | St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church and Rectory |
(#92000154) |
15 St. Mary's Pl. 43°09′12″N 77°36′23″W / 43.153333°N 77.606389°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
92 | St. Paul-North Water Streets Historic District |
(#84000398) |
St. Paul, N. Water, and Andrews Sts. 43°09′37″N 77°36′41″W / 43.160278°N 77.611389°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
93 | State Street Historic District |
(#84000402) |
109-173 State St. 43°09′27″N 77°36′55″W / 43.1575°N 77.615278°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
94 | South Wedge Historic District |
(#13000307) |
20-98 Alexander, 20-123 Ashland, 39-336 Averill, 14-89 Bond, 38-149 Comfort, 1-396 Gregory, 59-279 Hamilton Sts. 43°08′36″N 77°36′14″W / 43.143402°N 77.6039577°W |
Rochester | ||
95 | Teoronto Block Historic District |
(#10000798) |
Bounded by State, Brown, Factory and Mill Streets 43°09′43″N 77°37′09″W / 43.161944°N 77.619167°W |
Rochester | ||
96 | Terminal Building |
(#SG100000482) |
65 W. Broad St. Coordinates missing |
Rochester | Mid-1920s building was first to front on Broad Street after Erie Canal aqueduct was converted into a surface road | |
97 | Third Ward Historic District |
(#74001262) |
Roughly bounded by Adams and Peach Sts., I-490, and both sides of Troup and Fitzhugh Sts. 43°09′01″N 77°36′56″W / 43.150278°N 77.615556°W |
Rochester | ||
98 | University Club |
(#85002851) |
26 Broadway 43°09′20″N 77°36′00″W / 43.155556°N 77.6°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
99 | Vanderbeck House |
(#84002739) |
1295 Lake Ave. 43°11′24″N 77°37′50″W / 43.19°N 77.630556°W |
Rochester | ||
100 | Timothy Wallace House |
(#94000004) |
2169 S. Clinton Ave. 43°06′59″N 77°35′50″W / 43.116389°N 77.597222°W |
Rochester | ||
101 | H. H. Warner Building |
(#85002846) |
72-82 St. Paul St. 43°09′30″N 77°36′34″W / 43.158333°N 77.609444°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
102 | Washington Street Rowhouses |
(#85002856) |
30-32 N. Washington St. 43°09′21″N 77°37′04″W / 43.155833°N 77.617778°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA | |
103 | Ebenezer Watts House |
(#85003632) |
47 S. Fitzhugh St. 43°09′13″N 77°36′50″W / 43.153611°N 77.613889°W |
Rochester | Oldest surviving residence in Rochester, an Italianate house built during 1825-1827 and remodelled in the 1850s. Has a Federal style entrance and interior. Part of the Inner Loop MRA. | |
104 | Wilder Building |
(#85002863) |
1 E. Main St. 43°09′19″N 77°36′44″W / 43.155278°N 77.612222°W |
Rochester | part of the Inner Loop MRA |
Former listing
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Summary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Duffy-Powers Building |
(#84000284) |
|
50 W. Main St. |
Rochester | part of the Department Store TR; removed due to owner objection. |