East Avenue Historic District

Historic district in New York, United States

United States historic place


East Avenue Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

The Strong-Todd House on East Avenue
43°9′9″N 77°34′51″W / 43.15250°N 77.58083°W / 43.15250; -77.58083
Area	362 acres (146 ha)
Architect	Wright, Frank Lloyd; Et al.
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	79001589^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 17, 1979

East Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The district consists of a series of large 19th and early 20th century homes, houses of worship, meeting houses, and museums. It contains approximately 700 structures. Notable structures in the district include the Hiram W. Sibley House (1868), home of Hiram Sibley; Edward E. Boynton House (1909), Rochester's only work by Frank Lloyd Wright; the Culver House (1805–1816), moved to its present site in 1906; and the Strong-Todd House (1901), once occupied by Henry A. Strong.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

The George Eastman House is a National Historic Landmark located within the district.

Gallery

The Hiram Sibley House at 400 East Avenue
The Culver House at 70 East Boulevard
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Road

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Margaret L. Nadler (December 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: East Avenue Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 1, 2009. See also: "Accompanying 79 photos". and "Accompanying photo captions".

External links

All of the following Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) records are filed under Rochester, Monroe County, NY:

HABS No. NY-5-R-5, "Oliver Culver House, 70 East Boulevard", 4 photos, 10 measured drawings, 3 data pages
HABS No. NY-5-R-7, "Silas O. Smith House, 485 East Avenue", 2 photos, 12 measured drawings, 3 data pages, supplemental material
HABS No. NY-5639, "Bates-Ryder House, 1399 East Avenue", 6 photos, 9 data pages
HABS No. NY-5640, "Charles Bissell House, 666 East Avenue", 4 photos, 9 data pages
HABS No. NY-5645, "George Thompson House, 546 East Avenue", 5 photos, 8 data pages
HABS No. NY-5648, "Hiram W. Sibley House, 400 East Avenue", 5 photos, 7 data pages, supplemental material
HABS No. NY-5655, "E. E. Boynton House, 16 East Boulevard", 7 photos, 11 data pages

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New York

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