{"nrhp_refnum":"75001199","name":"Spring House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3001 Monroe Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsford","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.10913725100005,"lon":-77.54617173899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-11-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Health/Medicine","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick inn of 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 stories at 3001 Monroe Avenue in Pittsford, Monroe County, New York, about five miles east of Rochester. It was built in 1832 for Joseph Towsey beside the Erie Canal.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a well-preserved example of a small-scale early nineteenth century health spa, built at Monroe Springs after sulphur springs were discovered in the late 1820s. It represents an early chapter in health care through the medicinal qualities of spring water. Its location was shaped by the springs and the newly completed Erie Canal.","narrative":"Built in 1832 for Joseph Towsey, this brick inn at 3001 Monroe Avenue in Pittsford sits about five miles east of Rochester, backing onto the old Erie Canal bed. It rises 3 1/2 stories at the front and 2 1/2 at the rear, because it is built into a hillside. A five-bay main block is flanked by two lower wings, and a gabled roof projects to form colonnades on the north and south sides. Centered doorways with leaded transoms and sidelights open on each floor of the front. The second floor keeps its Federal woodwork, mantles, stairway and wainscoting, and the third-floor ballroom is said to have had a spring floor. The inn was placed here because of nearby sulphur springs, discovered in the late 1820s, and the canal that brought visitors. It survives as a small early nineteenth century health resort, an early example of the spring-water spa trade. A dining room was added at the rear in 1961, and the building now operates as a restaurant.","period_of_significance":"1832","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent and altered; occupied, with a data sheet noting current use as a restaurant/commercial. A dining room addition was made in 1961.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.89961-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/75001199.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001199/742a7e8454-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001199/742a7e8454-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pittsford_-_Spring_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers)</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:Pittsford_-_Spring_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318942","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_House_(Pittsford,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7580604"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/spring-house-75001199/"}