Norton Village Historic District, Rochester

#157 among attractions in Rochester

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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Norton Village Historic District is a national historic district located in the northeast quadrant of Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The district consists of 144 contributing buildings. The garden apartment complex was originally built in 1949 as part of the Rochester Plan to provide quality, low-rent housing for veterans returning from World War II and their families. There are 144 two-story garden-style apartment buildings with a total of 288 two-story apartments, or two per building, with the buildings grouped in four main clusters. The buildings are in a vernacular Colonial Revival style. It is one of three complexes built as part of the Rochester Plan; the others are Fernwood Park and Ramona Park. ()

Coordinates: 43°11'14"N, 77°33'58"W

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Southeast Rochester (Northland-Lyceum)Rochester United States

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Norton Village Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Memorial Art Gallery, George Eastman Museum, Main Street Armory, Rochester Public Market.

2.3 miSW
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester
60 min walk • Nestled in the cultural heart of Rochester, New York, the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) stands as a beacon of art and history in the upstate region. This museum, an affiliate of the University of Rochester, is renowned for its comprehensive collection that spans over...
2.5 miS
Museum of photos and film in 1905 mansion
George Eastman Museum, Rochester
63 min walk • The George Eastman Museum, the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in Rochester, New York.
2.1 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Theater
Main Street Armory, Rochester
53 min walk • The Main Street Armory is a multi-purpose arena located at 900 East Main Street in Rochester, New York. The Armory was built in 1905 by the United States Army and used for the training and processing of soldiers.
1.9 miSW
43°9'55"N • 77°35'20"W
Rochester Public Market, Rochester
49 min walk • Shopping, Flea market, Farmer's market
2.5 miS
Nightlife, Cinema, Theater
Dryden Theatre, Rochester
64 min walk • The Dryden Theatre is located at the George Eastman Museum, near Rochester, New York in the United States. The theater is the primary exhibition space for showcasing the museum's collection of motion pictures, recent restorations, as well as traveling exhibitions and premieres of new foreign and independent films.
1.7 miW
Church
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Rochester
43 min walk • The St. Stanislaus Kostka is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, located in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. St.
0.8 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Medley Centre, Rochester
21 min walk • Skyview on the Ridge is a future redevelopment of a shopping mall located in Irondequoit, New York, a suburb of Rochester. The mall opened in 1990 as Irondequoit Mall, featuring anchors McCurdy's, Sibley's, J. C. Penney, and Sears.
2.3 miNW
Church
United Congregational Church of Irondequoit, Rochester
60 min walk • United Congregational Church of Irondequoit, also known as Irondequoit United Church of Christ, is a historic Congregational church complex in Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The complex consists of three connected buildings: a Colonial Revival-style church, a Woman's Christian Temperance Union hall, and a church school.
2.5 miSW
Synagogue
Leopold Street Shule, Rochester
64 min walk • Leopold Street Shule is a historic synagogue located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It was built in 1886 and is a rectangular brick building set on a high cut stone foundation measuring 45 feet by 85 feet.
1.9 miSW
Church
Saint George Roman Catholic Lithuanian Church, Rochester
49 min walk • Saint George Roman Catholic Lithuanian Church was incorporated in Rochester, New York on January 23, 1908 and was the main gathering place for the Lithuanian community of all of western New York state, including of Buffalo, New York, which did not have a Lithuanian church.
1.5 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
East Side Presbyterian Church, Rochester
39 min walk • East Side Presbyterian Church, now known as Parsells Avenue Community Church, is a historic Presbyterian church located in the Beechwood neighborhood of Rochester, Monroe County, New York.