Washington Street Rowhouses | |
Washington Street Rowhouses, September 2013 | |
Location | 30-32 N. Washington St., Rochester, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°9′21″N77°37′4″W / 43.15583°N 77.61778°W Coordinates: 43°9′21″N77°37′4″W / 43.15583°N 77.61778°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1840 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
MPS | Inner Loop MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 85002856 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 04, 1985 |
Washington Street Rowhouses is a pair of historic rowhouses located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The two-story, three-bay, brick row houses were built about 1840 in the Greek Revival style. They have pitched roofs, interior end chimneys, applied wooden cornices, and side by side entrances that adjoin the party wall. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]
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