Hervey Ely House, 138 Troup Street, Rochester, Monroe County, NY
Summary
Significance: The house sits like a small Greek temple on top of a hill in Rochester's architecturally significant Third Ward Historic District. As one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in western New York, it features free-standing Doric columns, entablatures, pilasters and antae. The interior has elaborate plaster decorations and fine marble fireplaces.
Survey number: HABS NY-5661
Building/structure dates: ca. 1837 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 19t2 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000544
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Hastings (?), Hugh
Hastings (?), S P
Bissel (?), Joseph
Location
Accord (N.Y.), 43.15146, -77.61766
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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