Inglewood and Thurston Historic District is a national
historic district
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located at
Rochester
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Monroe County, New York
Monroe County is a county in the Finger Lakes region of the State of New York. The county is along Lake Ontario's southern shore. At the 2020 census, Monroe County's population was 759,443, an increase since the 2010 census. Its county seat ...
. The district encompasses 141 contributing buildings (78 primary buildings) in a predominantly residential section of Rochester. The district developed between about 1920 and 1927, and includes buildings in a variety of architectural styles including
Colonial Revival
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Arts and Crafts
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American Foursquare
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, and
Tudor Revival
Tudor Revival architecture (also known as mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture ...
. 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 former Emmanuel Lutheran Church (now the Ebenezer Baptist Church) and the Rochester Presbyterian Home.
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 2015.
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Rochester, New York
References
External links
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state)
Tudor Revival architecture in New York (state)
Historic districts in Rochester, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Rochester, New York
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