National Register of Historic Places

House at 288 Wimbledon Road

Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York
Listed
November 24, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
15000822

About this property

288 Wimbledon Road is an historic house located in Irondequoit in Monroe County, New York. The building was constructed in 1928 by Fred P. Tosch Inc. as the Democrat & Chronicle's Master Model Home. The house was cosponsored and promoted by the Democrat & Chronicle and The Home Owner's Service Institute as an all-encompassing demonstration house used to promote high quality design and cutting edge products to middle income families as part of the nationwide Better Homes Movement occurring during the 1920s. It is a 2+1⁄2-story building executed in the Tudor Revival style. The primary facade features a distinctive composition of three asymmetrically concentric gables with gridded false timbering and tinted stucco panels atop a large bay window. Of particular note was the use of early experimental Kodacolor motion picture film to document the process of construction. The captured moments were organized into a brief presentation for the public who visited the home during its four-week open house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 2015.

Location

288 Wimbledon Rd.
Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York
43.20494, -77.60998

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL HISTORYARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Seneca Park East and West
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0.6 mi
United Congregational Church of Irondequoit
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0.7 mi
Leander McCord Houses Historic District
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0.9 mi
Saint Bernard's Seminary
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1 mi
Pulaski Library
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1.4 mi

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When was House at 288 Wimbledon Road listed on the National Register?

House at 288 Wimbledon Road was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 2015.

What type of historic resource is House at 288 Wimbledon Road?

House at 288 Wimbledon Road is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for House at 288 Wimbledon Road is recorded as the industrial era.

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