Roughly bounded by Browncroft Blvd., Newcastle, Blossom, and Winton Rds., Rochester, New York. County/parish: Monroe.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 20, 2004. NRIS 04000346.
518 contributing buildings. 2 contributing sites. 2 contributing structures. 2 contributing objects.
The Browncroft Historic District is a national historic district located in the Browncroft neighborhood of Rochester, New York. The district contains 518 contributing buildings, two contributing sites, two contributing objects, and two contributing structures over 116 acres. It includes 417 residential properties constructed between 1914 and World War II.
The neighborhood's original developer, Charles J. Brown, former president of the National Nurserymen's Association, gave it its name. It was declared a National Historic District and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The district is "recognized for the architectural integrity of the homes, a landscape design that features uniform plantings of flowering shrubs and shade trees, and its role in the development of Rochester."
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318764