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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 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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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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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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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 …
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Southeast Neighborhoods - Culver University East
Winton Road. The East Avenue Historic Preservation District, with its stately mansions and park-like … and residents, continues to protect East Avenue’s historic ambiance in the face of local commercial impacts …. CUE meets four times a year at the Rochester Academy of Medicine on East Avenue, the former home …
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City Neighborhoods, Housing & More
and learn more about the home-buying process. Or, find places to rent. Our Historic Places Rochester's … for guidance, visit Rochester's neighborhoods. We boast the best of urban living: porches for sitting … For an up-to-date view of houses for sale in Rochester, visit Rochester City Living, an easy-to-navigate website …
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Municipal Archives and Records Center
the City of Rochester during this period. Search Marriage Licenses from 1876 through 1960 with the Historic … page fee for copies of the records you request. The charge for historical photographs depends upon … Collections The Archival Collections contain the history of Rochester's government. The Minutes …
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Preserving Our Heritage
there – and its unique heritage is no small part of that equation. Rochester is no exception. We are proud … to protecting Rochester's many beautiful and distinctive buildings and neighborhoods. On these pages, you … of rehabilitation make it impossible. I hope you find this document instructive and informative. Rochester’s proud …
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Northwest Neighborhoods - Dutchtown
Northwest Quadrant - Dutchtown Visitors to Rochester’s … Dutchtown Neighborhood may expect some historical connection to Holland. However, while it may hold gardens … German settlers. These settlers migrated from Frankfort, Rochester’s earliest settlement along …
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Northwest Neighborhoods - Maplewood
older homes that increase in value (many are listed in the National Register of Historic Places … neighborhood’s boundaries reach west to Mt. Read Blvd., north to the historic Holy Sepulchre Cemetery and east …, Rochester Driving Park, from 1874 to 1895. Along with the racetrack, it also hosted exhibition shows …