{"nrhp_refnum":"12000597","name":"Holy Rosary Church Complex","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"414 Lexington Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rochester","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.18186534300003,"lon":-77.64100976899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-09-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Roman Catholic church complex at 414 Lexington Avenue in the Edgerton neighborhood of Rochester, New York, with a church, rectory, convent, garage, bell tower and pergola built between 1911 and 1946 in a Spanish Mission-inspired Arts and Crafts manner.","why_significant":"The complex is significant for its distinctive Spanish Mission and Arts and Crafts architecture, which reflects Father Hughes's wish to give the parish a unique landmark in the city. The church was designed by John T. Comes of Pittsburgh, with Rochester's Charles William Eldridge likely supervising construction. Its brick and sandstone construction adapted the California mission style to Rochester's climate and setting.","narrative":"Holy Rosary Church Complex occupies a corner lot at 414 Lexington Avenue in Rochester's Edgerton neighborhood. It includes a church finished in 1916, a rectory of about the same date, a convent built in 1911 and expanded in 1946, a garage, a brick bell tower and a tile-roofed pergola linking the church and rectory. The buildings are faced in tan tapestry brick and most retain Spanish clay tile roofs. Parish priest Father Hughes wanted a distinctive landmark and, after a trip to California, chose a Spanish Mission look. Pittsburgh architect John T. Comes designed the church, with Rochester's Charles William Eldridge likely supervising construction. Because Rochester's climate called for durable materials, brick and sandstone replaced the stucco of California missions, and the result blended Mission forms with Arts and Crafts craftsmanship. Inside the church are a barrel-vaulted nave and memorial stained glass by Pike Studios. A 1981 school replaced an earlier building lost to fire and is not counted as historic.","period_of_significance":"1911-1946","architect_builder":"John T. Comes (Comes & Kauzor, Pittsburgh); Charles William Eldridge of Rochester, likely project supervisor","architectural_style":"Late 19th & Early 20th Century Revivals: Spanish Eclectic, Arts and Crafts","criteria":[],"status_note":"Current functions listed include vacant, day care and apartments; the 1981 school is non-contributing.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.534367-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/12000597.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000597/242925a235-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000597/242925a235-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jerrye &amp; Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HOLY_ROSARY_CHURCH,_ROCHESTER,_MONROE_COUNTY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrye &amp;amp; Roy Klotz, MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HOLY_ROSARY_CHURCH,_ROCHESTER,_MONROE_COUNTY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318844","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Rosary_Church_(Rochester,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23091786"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/holy-rosary-church-complex-12000597/"}