Pittsford Village Historic District
Also known as: See Also:Phoenix Building
The pin is a point inside the NPS boundary polygon, not a surveyed location.
Why it's listed
Pittsford Village Historic District covers roughly 57 acres of mostly residential streets in a village just southeast of Rochester, New York. It contains 131 properties, including about 120 contributing dwellings, three churches, two schools and many carriage houses and garages, dating from the 1810s to the 1930s. The busy Four Corners commercial center is excluded because alterations have erased its historic character. The buildings show a wide range of American styles, from Federal and Greek Revival to Queen Anne, Eastlake and Colonial Revival, mostly in wood but with notable early masonry examples, including a cobblestone schoolhouse. Monroe Avenue holds the most distinguished houses, while Church Street has the oldest concentration. The district matters for the quality of its architecture and for what it shows about the village's growth: first as a commercial center beside the Erie Canal, then as a comfortable residential suburb of Rochester.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the district is an architecturally significant concentration of residential buildings, with the village's best examples of Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Eastlake and Colonial Revival styles. The quality of craftsmanship reflects Pittsford's prosperity, first as a canal-side commercial center on the Erie Canal and later as a bedroom community for Rochester.
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 84002736, listed September 7, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by the Canal, Jefferson Ave., Sutherland, and South Sts., Pittsford |
|---|---|
| County | Monroe County |
| Listed | September 7, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84002736 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1810-ca. 1930 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Eastlake, Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition marked excellent to fair, with most properties occupied and used as private residences, churches, a museum and government buildings. |
| Acreage | 57 |
| Within district | Pittsford Village Historic District (Boundary Increase) |
| Coordinates | 43.08894, -77.51840 (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 84002736.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7199500
- This listing as JSON
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