Monroe County, New York


Founding: 1821
Parent counties: Genesee and Ontario
Namesake: James Monroe, U.S. president
Seat: Rochester (1821–)
Land area: 657 square miles
Population (2020): 759,443
Population (historic): 49,855 (1830); 87,650 (1850); 117,868 (1870); 217,854 (1900); 423,881 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1970; 1980–2020
Subdivisions: One city; nine villages; six CDPs; 20 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 82,656 (25.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 64.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 32.1%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $3,528
Average outbuilding value (1930): $3,046
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 5,174
Average farm size (1920): 60.9 acres
_________________________________________________________________________________
 
Rochester
 
Namesake: Nathaniel Rochester, land speculator
Founding: 1811 (platting as Rochesterville); 1812 (post office); 1817 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 211,328
Population (historic): 1,502 (1820); 20,191 (1840); 62,386 (1870); 162,608 (1900); 328,132 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1811–1930; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 54,342 (54.2%)
_________________________________________________________________________________

View and filter the data. Or see a map.
_________________________________________________________________________________

Outstanding Buildings

  1. Orringh Stone House (c. 1792). 2370 East Avenue. Brighton. Federal.
  2. Joseph Mills House (c. 1825). 1365 Paul Road. Chili. Federal.
  3. School Number Four (1848). 2525 Scottsville Road. Chili. Greek Revival.
  4. Pope Farm (c. 1835). 1000 Scottsville–Chili Road. Chili. Federal.
  5. David Cope House (c. 1835). 61 Stuart Road. Chili. Federal.
  6. Streeter Inn (c. 1811). 4145 Union Street. Chili. Federal.
  7. Franklin Hinchey House (1870). 634 Hinchey Road. Gates. Italianate.
  8. William Covert House (c. 1832). 978 North Greece Road. Greece. Greek Revival.
  9. Abdiel Carpenter House (c. 1840/1865). 3490 Latta Road. Greece. Greek Revival.
  10. Upton House (c. 1855). 3717 West Ridge Road. Greece. Italianate/Greek Revival.
  11. Samuel Johnson House (c. 1835). 1350 County Line Road. Hamlin. Greek Revival.
  12. James Tinker Farm (c. 1828). 1585 Calkins Road. Henrietta. Federal.
  13. Benjamin Adsit House (c. 1832). 3871 Clover Street. Mendon. Federal.
  14. Gates–Cornell Farm (c. 1833/1880). 4389 Clover Street. Mendon. Federal.
  15. Noah Cole Farm (1876). 996 Pittsford–Mendon Road. Mendon. Italianate.
  16. Charles Turner Farm (c. 1840). 3277 Rush–Mendon Road. Mendon. Greek Revival.
  17. Hiram Sibley House (c. 1827). 29 Sibley Road. Mendon. Federal.
  18. Joseph Niles Farm (c. 1865). 700 Colby Street. Ogden. Second Empire.
  19. Russell Chapman Farm (c. 1890). 2709 South Union Street. Ogden. Queen Anne.
  20. Ralph Thrall House (c. 1845). 4929 West Ridge Road. Parma. Greek Revival.
  21. Byron Collins Farm (c. 1880). 5319 West Ridge Road. Parma. Italianate.
  22. Oliver Ross House (c. 1865). 2567 Browncroft Boulevard. Penfield. Italianate.
  23. Catherine Southard House (c. 1875). 1883 Penfield Road. Penfield. Italianate.
  24. Harvey Whalen House (1875). 1141 Whalen Road. Penfield. Victorian Gothic.
  25. Caleb Hopkins Farm (c. 1815). 3151 Clover Street. Pittsford. Federal.
  26. Spring House / Joseph Towsey Inn (1832). 3001 Monroe Avenue. Pittsford. Federal.
  27. Elihu Kirby House (c. 1840). 22 Stoney Clover Lane. Pittsford. Greek Revival.
  28. William Emens House (c. 1840). 280 Betteridge Road. Riga. Greek Revival.
  29. Elihu Church House (c. 1835). 6710 Chili–Riga Center Road. Riga. Greek Revival.
  30. Benjamin Royston House (c. 1890). 687 Robertson Road. Riga. Queen Anne.
  31. Dudley Locke House (c. 1850). 1462 Covell Road. Sweden. Gothic Revival.
  32. John Reed House (c. 1850). 6590 South Lake Road. Sweden. Gothic Revival.
  33. Jeremiah Dimmick Farm (c. 1840). 390 White Road. Sweden. Greek Revival.
  34. John White Farm (1851/1880s/1900s). 854 White Road. Sweden. Italianate.
  35. Brown Farm (c. 1835). 2285 Mumford Road. Wheatland. Greek Revival.
  36. David McVean House (1832). 805 North Road. Wheatland. Federal.
  37. Sylvester Harmon House (c. 1835). 3314 North Road. Wheatland. Greek Revival.
  38. Cox–Budlong House (c. 1820/1869). 4396 River Road. Wheatland. Italianate.
  39. Hazard–Budlong Farm (c. 1834/1875). 4867 River Road. Wheatland. Italianate.
  40. Benjamin Warren House (c. 1835). 4927 River Road. Wheatland. Greek Revival.
  41. Isaac Cox Farm (c. 1838). 5015 River Road. Wheatland. Greek Revival.
_________________________________________________________________________________








Comments

Post a Comment