Jonathan Child House & Brewster–Burke House Historic District is a national historic district containing a set of two historic homes located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York.
Jonathan Child House & Brewster-Burke House Historic District | |
 The front of the Jonathan Child House in June 2010 | |
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| Location | 37 S. Washington St. and 130 Spring St., Rochester, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°9′10″N 77°37′1″W / 43.15278°N 77.61694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1837 |
| Architect | Bragdon, Claude; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000543[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 18, 1971 |
The Jonathan Child House, located at 37 S. Washington St. was constructed 1837-1838 by Jonathan Child (1785–1860), Rochester's first mayor and son-in-law of the city's founder Nathaniel Rochester. It features a monumental two story portico and is a fine example of the Greek Revival style. The building has seen a number of uses since Child sold it in the 1840s, including once as a boarding house called The Pillars.[2] As of Fall 2012, the building is slated to open as Rochester Pillars, a special-events venue.[2]
The Brewster-Burke House, located at 130 Spring St., is a fine example of the Italianate style. The house features a hipped roof with cupola and an entrance porch with carved Moorish Revival ornamentation.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
Images
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The Jonathan Child House, side view (facing the Brewster–Burke House) -
The Brewster–Burke House, front view -
The Brewster–Burke House, back view (facing the Jonathan Child House)
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Tobin, Tom (September 23, 2012). "Comings & Goings: New plans for downtown's Child House". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Gannett Company. p. 2E. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Diana S. Waite (September 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jonathan Child House & Brewster-Burke House Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 1, 2009. See also: "Accompanying five photos".
External links
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Media related to Jonathan Child House & Brewster–Burke House Historic District at Wikimedia Commons- Landmark Society of Western New York, Jonathan Child House tour
- Monroe County (NY) Library System - Rochester Images - Jonathan Child House
- The Brewster-Burke House, 130 Spring Street, history
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-5-R-1, "Jonathan Child House, 37 South Washington Street, Rochester, Monroe County, NY", 4 photos, 15 measured drawings, 3 data pages
- HABS No. NY-220, "Henry A. Brewster House, Spring & Washington Streets, Northwest, Rochester, Monroe County, NY", 5 photos, 11 measured drawings, 3 data pages
- Images of the Jonathan Child House on New York Heritage[permanent dead link]
