{"nrhp_refnum":"83001708","name":"Eastman Dental Dispensary","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"800 E. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rochester","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.160707080000066,"lon":-77.59136452299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-04-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A dental clinic building at 800 East Main Street in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, built in 1917 in an Italian Renaissance style of tapestry brick with white Venetian marble trim. It was designed by the Rochester firm Gordon, Madden and Kaelber.","why_significant":"The building is a fine example of Italian Renaissance design adapted to an American setting. The institution, established by George Eastman, advanced dental hygiene programs, the training of hygienists and dentists, and the standardization of dental equipment and filling procedures. It also improved the dental health of Rochester's poor children and reflects early twentieth century industrialist philanthropy.","narrative":"Built in 1917 at 800 East Main Street in Rochester, this dental clinic was founded by George Eastman to treat children, especially those under 16 who could not pay for private care. Designed by Gordon, Madden and Kaelber in an Italian Renaissance manner, it has rough tapestry brick walls, white Venetian marble trim, an arcaded portico, and a Travertine marble lobby. The children's waiting room is its best-known feature, with oak paneling, animal carvings and a Mother Goose mural by Clifford Ulp. The dispensary opened the first school in the United States licensed to train dental hygienists, in 1916, and helped lead to standardized filling practices. Its model was later copied in five European cities. The dispensary left the building in 1978 for the University of Rochester campus, and the building stood vacant. A 1964 rear addition is considered non-contributing. Plans called for rehabilitation as offices.","period_of_significance":"1917","architect_builder":"Gordon, Madden and Kaelber","architectural_style":"Italian Renaissance","criteria":[],"status_note":"Vacant since 1978, when the dispensary moved to the University of Rochester campus; the form says it is soon to be rehabilitated as an office building as a tax incentive project.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.971578-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83001708.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001708/fb0bbca9be-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001708/fb0bbca9be-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rochester_-_Eastman_Dental_Dispensary.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:Rochester_-_Eastman_Dental_Dispensary.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"79001589","name":"East Avenue Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/east-avenue-historic-district-79001589/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318802","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastman_Dental_Dispensary","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5330781"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/eastman-dental-dispensary-83001708/"}