Sibley–Elmdorf Historic District is a national historic district located at Rochester, Monroe County, New York. The district encompasses 840 contributing buildings (486 primary buildings) and 1 contributing site in a predominantly residential section of Rochester. The district developed between about 1904 and 1963, and includes buildings in a variety of architectural styles including Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival, Mission Revival, American Foursquare and Bungalow / American Craftsman. The dwellings reflect designs directed toward a middle-class clientele in a newly developing area of Rochester's Nineteenth Ward. Located in the district is the Westminster Presbyterian Church (now the New Life Fellowship Church, 1915), West High School (now known as the Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School, 1905) by Rochester architect J. Foster Warner, Walter Spencer Public School #16 (c. 1911), and Aberdeen Square Park (c. 1915).[2]
Sibley–Elmdorf Historic District | |
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| Location | 23-405 Aberdeen, 20-324 Aldine, 447-551 Genesee, 157-320 Melrose, 187-325 Roslyn & 2-242 Trafalgar Sts., Rochester, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°08′23″N 77°38′40″W / 43.13972°N 77.64444°W |
| Area | 107.14 acres (43.36 ha) |
| Built | c. 1904-1963 |
| Architect | J. Foster Warner; Edwin Seamer Gordon; William Kaelber; D. J. Meagher; John Shea |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival, Spanish Mission, American Foursquare, Bungalow/Craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000557[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 1, 2015 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/31/15 through 9/04/15. National Park Service. September 11, 2015.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 1, 2016. Note: This includes Derek King; Sarah Apmann; Karen Kennedy & Virginia L. Bartos (June 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sibley–Elmdorf Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs Part 1, Accompanying photographs Part 2
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