Jonathan Child House & Brewster–Burke House Historic District

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
Jonathan Child House & Brewster–Burke House Historic District is located in New York
Jonathan Child House & Brewster–Burke House Historic District
Jonathan Child House & Brewster–Burke House Historic District is located in the United States
Jonathan Child House & Brewster–Burke House Historic District
Location37 S. Washington St. and 130 Spring St., Rochester, New York
Coordinates43°9′10″N 77°37′1″W / 43.15278°N 77.61694°W / 43.15278; -77.61694
Arealess than one acre
Built1837
ArchitectBragdon, Claude; Et al.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.71000543[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 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]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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".
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