{"nrhp_refnum":"85002851","name":"University Club","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"26 Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rochester","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.15574407100007,"lon":-77.59976393799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-10-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story brick social clubhouse at 26 Broadway in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, built in 1930 and designed by Rochester architect Leon Stern.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a fine, representative example of Georgian Revival architecture in the Inner Loop area. It is the only architect-designed social club building to survive there and the last of the many clubs once located in the neighborhood. It also preserves the social and business atmosphere of the area before and during the Great Depression.","narrative":"Built in 1930 at 26 Broadway in Rochester, the University Club is a four-story brick clubhouse with a seven-bay Georgian Revival facade. Architect Leon Stern gave the front limestone detailing on the first story, Ionic pilasters across the second and third stories, a limestone balcony, and a central entrance with an elliptical fanlight. The other sides are plain brick. Inside, a mahogany handrail on ivory balusters, plaster moldings, second-floor dining room murals of local scenes, and 28 guest rooms on the fourth floor reflect its purpose-built design. The club was founded in 1909 by University of Rochester alumni and moved here after about twenty years on Chestnut Street. It is the only building on Broadway to survive urban renewal and the only architect-designed social club left in the Inner Loop area. Stern, a Cornell graduate and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, died in 1931 soon after its completion. The building still operates as a social club.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect: Leon Stern; builder unknown","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as a social club, as it was originally; condition listed as good, with no known threats.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.52838-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85002851.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002851/ebc2cae316-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002851/ebc2cae316-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tim Pierce","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:University_Club_Rochester_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Pierce</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:University_Club_Rochester_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313565","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Club_(Rochester,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7894596"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/university-club-85002851/"}