Jonathan Child House & Brewster–Burke House Historic District facts for kids

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Jonathan Child House & Brewster-Burke House Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

The front of the Jonathan Child House in June 2010
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Location	37 S. Washington St. and 130 Spring St., Rochester, New York
Area	less than one acre
Built	1837
Architect	Bragdon, Claude; Et al.
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	71000543
Added to NRHP	February 18, 1971

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.

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. As of Fall 2012, the building is slated to open as Rochester Pillars, a special-events venue.

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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Images for kids

The Jonathan Child House, side view (facing the Brewster–Burke House)
The Brewster–Burke House, front view
The Brewster–Burke House, back view (facing the Jonathan Child House)