Maplewood Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Why it's listed
Maplewood Historic District covers roughly 178 acres in northwest Rochester, about three miles from downtown and west of the Genesee River gorge. It takes in Seneca Parkway, Lakeview Park, parts of Lake Avenue, Maplewood Avenue, Park View Drive and the section of Maplewood Park south of Route 104. The district holds 245 contributing primary buildings, mostly large two-and-one-half-story houses, along with carriagehouses, garages, three churches, a church school and convent, and a YMCA building. Styles range from the Italianate house at 1017 Lake Avenue, built about 1870, to Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Prairie, Craftsman and Foursquare designs. Many were drawn by local architects. The Olmsted firm prepared landscape plans for Seneca Parkway in 1893 and for Lakeview Park in the late 1890s, giving both streets their park-like central malls. The district also contains archaeological remains of the Glen House, a resort hotel. Most buildings date from the early twentieth century, a period of expansion in Rochester.
Significance in brief: The district is valued for its collection of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century residences in a wide range of national architectural styles, many designed by local and regional architects. It also includes three landscapes associated with the Olmsted firm: Maplewood Park and the central malls of Lakeview Park and Seneca Parkway. It reflects the growth of Rochester's prosperous neighborhoods in the early twentieth century.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 16000779, listed November 15, 2016. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 21-267 Alameda, 26-284 Albemarle, 21-148 Augustine, 36-68 Birr Sts., 1-9 Burke Terrace, 1136-1212 Dewey Ave., Rochester |
|---|---|
| County | Monroe County |
| Listed | November 15, 2016 |
| Reference number | 16000779 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Architects named include Otto Block, Claude Bragdon, Crandall and Strobel, Foote and Headley, Frank G. Frey, Gordon and Madden, Hutchinson and Cutler, McCord and Ives, Howard B. Nurse, Joseph H. Oberlies, James R. Tyler and Ward Wellington Ward. |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian (Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Stick, Shingle); Colonial Revival, Neoclassical, Tudor Revival, Mission; Prairie, American Foursquare, Bungalow/Craftsman; International style |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Most houses are in residential use. Many along Lake Avenue have been converted to offices, convalescent homes or apartments, and some original siding has been replaced. |
| Acreage | 56.79 |
| Within district | Maplewood Historic District |
| Coordinates | 43.18507, -77.63219 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 16000779.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6754112
- This listing as JSON
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