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Historic Preservation - The Rochester Preservation Ordinance
Historic Preservation - The Rochester Preservation Ordinance … Guidelines To better define what is appropriate in historic settings, the Rochester Preservation Board … and doors are character-defining components of buildings and especially of historic buildings. The Rochester …
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Historic Preservation - Rochester's Parkland Inventory
Historic Preservation - Rochester's Parkland Inventory …Rochester's Historic Parkland Inventory In 2009 a survey … in PDF format Rochester Historic Parks Survey Small Parks and Squares
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News Release - Mayor Evans: City is Inspiring Hope, Delivering Opportunity to Reduce Poverty and Cultivate Prosperity
City of Rochester News Release (Wednesday, April 19 … the grip of poverty on Rochester’s most challenged neighborhoods and cultivating prosperity, Mayor Malik D ….” “Every neighborhood in Rochester is home to people who have hope, and that’s where we will find …
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Historic Preservation - Designated Buildings of Historic Value
Rochester’s historic buildings and landscapes are truly …Historic Preservation - Designated Buildings of Historic Value … 120-158C for any area outside Center City. Designated Buildings of Historic Value [list] are all those …
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The Promenade at Erie Harbor
. Consider the goals outlined in the master plan for Rochester’s Historic Canal District which include … promenade that the City of Rochester is constructing along the east side of the Johnson-Seymour Mill Race … to drastically improve public access to the astounding views of the Genesee River, Court Street Dam, the historic …
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Historic Rochester
Historic Rochester …The year 2009 marked the 175th anniversary of Rochester …, and the City has been diligent in the collection and maintenance of its historical written and visual records …
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Historic Village Trustees and City Council Proceedings
Rochester’s history and historic documents visit: Rochester Municipal Archives Office of the City Historian … Rochester Historical Society
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News Release - Rochester Land Bank to Acquire the City’s Last Cobblestone House
News Release - Rochester Land Bank to Acquire the City’s Last Cobblestone House …City of Rochester News Release (Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 …) – Mayor Malik D. Evans today announced that the City of Rochester has successfully negotiated a deal …
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Southeast Neighborhoods - Lilac Neighborhood
Neighbors area residents have ample reasons to tout their lovely southeast corner of Rochester. Its … tree-lined, garden-bordered streets are nestled between two historic green spaces - Mt. Hope Cemetery … DeForest. Warner Castle now houses the non-profit Rochester Civic Garden Center, the Horticultural …
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State and Local Leaders Celebrate Completion of Rundel Library North Terrace Project
City of Rochester News Release State and Local Leaders … of the beautiful Genesee River that runs through the heart of downtown Rochester,” said Empire State Development … President and CEO Hope Knight. “This multi-purposed addition to the historic building will serve as yet …
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Office of the City Historian
2008 and Director of Historical Services for the Rochester Public Library since January 2012. She has B … Historians of New York State. She is also Senior Historical Researcher for the Rochester Public Library …Preserving and Interpreting Rochester's past Required …
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News Release – Historic Markers to be Unveiled at Harper Method World Headquarters and Rapids Cemetery
) – The City of Rochester will unveil historic markers at two sites on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, to educate …News Release – Historic Markers to be Unveiled at Harper Method World Headquarters and Rapids …City of Rochester News Release (Monday, June 26, 2023 …
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Heritage Trail
in downtown Rochester on The Heritage Trail, a 1.25-mile long walking path that leads visitors to 15 points … of historical significance. This self-guided tour follows an 8” wide line of either granite or blue paint … on city sidewalks, along the way visitors will find historical markers, plaques, and interpretive signs …
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Southwest Neighborhoods - High Falls
buildings within this Nationally Registered Historic District, but that number is changing as more people … recognize the area’s remarkable past and contemporary possibilities. Indisputably, Rochester’s commercial … commercial enterprises. Add the Erie Canal to the mix and Rochester’s boomtown ethos led to its nickname …
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Erie Lackawanna Rails-to-Trails Pedestrian Bridge
historic Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Bridge over the Genesee River is now a part of that vision …, as a Rails-to-Trails pedestrian bridge. The bridge was originally constructed in the 1850s to carry the Rochester …’s State Historic Preservation Office to be a cultural resource eligible for inclusion in the State …
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Southwest Neighborhoods - Susan B. Anthony
a culturally and economically diverse community with charming historic homes and nearby affordable rentals … was a great transportation hub for early Rochester. Nearby were two canals, the Erie and the Genesee Valley …, the largest turning basin for the canal boats. Also nearby was the Tonawanda Railroad, Rochester’s first rail …
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Highland Park
as the home of Rochester's famous Lilac Festival, Highland Park has a history as colorful as its 500 varieties … Highland Park's collection of lilacs in full bloom. While located in the City of Rochester's southeast … is actually a completely planned--and planted--arboretum or "tree garden." Learn more about Rochester's other …
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Southwest Neighborhoods - Corn Hill
Southwest Quadrant - Corn Hill Corn Hill, Rochester's … its western and south edges. Within these boundaries, historic 19th century mansions are located … nesters in a rainbow of colors. City founder Col. Nathaniel Rochester lived in Corn Hill along …
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Northeast Neighborhoods - Marketview Heights
of Rochester Public Market, since 1905, the area's most prominent landmark has been the historic Rochester … to date with special events at the market! Settlement houses Historically, Northeast Rochester was a main …, the neighborhood is abuzz with change from enhancements on the North Union Street Corridor at the Rochester Public …
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Southeast Neighborhoods - South Wedge
welcomed an expanded Rochester Indie Music Fest to the Historic German Club on Gregory Street. Annual …, and this spirit continues in one of Rochester’s most diverse and vibrant neighborhoods. Abolitionist, women’s … Street. In 1973, Dr. Judy Lee Hay combined pastoral work and community building at the historic 19th …