Hiram W. Sibley House, 400 East Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, NY
Summary
Significance: As the home of Rochester's wealthiest man when is was constructed in 1868, it stands today as an example of the use of residential architecture to illustrate and enhance the social position of a prominent member of the community. With the stylistic alterations (ca. 1900), the family continued to use the current architectural mode exemplifying wealth and social prominence, as perceived in western New York at the turn of the century.
Survey number: HABS NY-5648
Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1890 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Accord (N.Y.), 43.15529, -77.59310
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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