{"nrhp_refnum":"71000544","name":"Ely, Hervey, House","other_names":["Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"138 Troup St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rochester","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.15154529000006,"lon":-77.61803310399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-08-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story Greek Revival house of stuccoed brick with flanking one-story wings, located at Livingston Park and Troup Street in Rochester's Third Ward, Monroe County, New York. It was built in 1837 by Hugh Hastings for Hervey Ely.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in western New York State. It has free-standing Doric columns, entablature, pilasters and antae derived from classical Greek architecture, and elaborate plaster interiors with marble fireplaces. It also reflects the history of the wealthy Third Ward and its prominent Rochester owners.","narrative":"Perched on a hill in Rochester's affluent Third Ward, this two-and-a-half-story house of stuccoed brick was built in 1837 for Hervey Ely, owner of the Red Mill grist mill. Hugh Hastings built it in the Greek Revival manner, with a front portico of free-standing Doric columns, a full Doric entablature with metopes and triglyphs, and flanking one-story wings with recessed windows and cast-iron balconies. Inside, much of the original interior survives, including pilasters around doors and windows, deeply recessed ceilings, elaborate plaster decoration and marble fireplaces. Ely lost his wealth and had to sell the house, and later owners included Bishop Whitehouse, William Kidd, Azariah Boody and other prominent Rochester citizens. Since 1920 it has belonged to the Irondequoit Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which uses it for meetings and rents it to other groups. It is regarded as one of western New York's finest Greek Revival buildings.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1837)","architect_builder":"Hugh Hastings (builder)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; occupied and used as a Daughters of the American Revolution chapter house and meeting place, also rented to other groups.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.671071-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/71000544.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000544/3ebf1d51fd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000544/3ebf1d51fd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"RocPX","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ely_House_Looking_NW.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">RocPX</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ely_House_Looking_NW.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"74001262","name":"Third Ward Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/third-ward-historic-district-74001262/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318804","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hervey_Ely_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5744979"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/ely-hervey-house-71000544/"}