{"nrhp_refnum":"84002739","name":"Vanderbeck House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1295 Lake Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rochester","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.189982937000025,"lon":-77.63026015199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-04-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick Second Empire house at 1295 Lake Avenue on a small corner lot north of downtown Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Andrew A. Vanderbeck completed it in 1874.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a distinguished and unusual variation of the Second Empire style, notable for its large round-arch third-story dormers and its relatively unaltered exterior and interior. It also reflects Rochester's post-Civil War expansion, when wealthy citizens built large estates on the city's outskirts. Later owner George Moss was a prominent local newspaper editor.","narrative":"Built in 1874 for Andrew A. Vanderbeck, this three-story brick house at 1295 Lake Avenue in Rochester is a Second Empire design with a slate mansard roof, sandstone foundation and tall windows. Its most distinctive features are the large round-arch dormers of the third story, framed by a curving cornice, and narrow projecting pavilions that emphasize height. A broad veranda added around 1895 balanced the original vertical massing. Vanderbeck had moved from Parma to a 200-acre farm and took part in the development of the Lake Avenue area, but he died in 1878. George Moss, editor of the Rochester Union-Advertiser, later bought the house and probably remodeled the third floor with neoclassical details. Original woodwork, marble mantels and plaster ceiling decoration survive inside. The house was converted to offices and apartments in 1959, later stood vacant, and was slated for restoration as a smaller number of residential units. It was listed for its architecture and its relatively intact condition.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":[],"status_note":"Converted to offices and apartments in 1959; recently vacant and awaiting renovation, with a new owner planning to restore it and convert it into fewer residential units.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.595302-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/84002739.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002739/03877b0a54-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002739/03877b0a54-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wheelski","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vanderbeck_House,_1295_Lake_Ave,_Rochester_NY.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Wheelski</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:Vanderbeck_House,_1295_Lake_Ave,_Rochester_NY.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"16000779","name":"Maplewood Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/maplewood-historic-district-boundary-increase-16000779/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318965","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbeck_House_(Rochester,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7914425"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/vanderbeck-house-84002739/"}