Clarkson Corners Historic District

Clarkson Corners is a crossroads hamlet west of Rochester, New York, where Ridge Road and Lake Road meet. The historic district follows a T-shaped plan and holds about sixty historic buildings built between about 1804 and 1910, mostly brick or frame houses of one or two stories with gable roofs. A Congregational church (1825), the Greek Revival Clarkson Academy (c1853) and the 1899 town hall are also included. The oldest building is the Abel Baldwin House, a former tavern from about 1804. The hamlet grew around two early roads and a mill stream, and the nearby Erie Canal at Brockport later encouraged more growth. It was largely built out by about 1872. Federal and Greek Revival houses stand close to modest workers' homes, reflecting a mix of professionals and laborers. Lot lines and building footprints have changed little since the nineteenth century, and the hamlet remains distinct from the larger community of Brockport one mile south.