National Register of Historic Places

Rochelle Park-Rochelle Heights Historic District

New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York
Listed
July 5, 2005
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
05000664

About this property

The Rochelle Park–Rochelle Heights Historic District is a historic residential district located in the city of New Rochelle in Westchester, New York. The district is historically and architecturally significant as an intact and distinctive example of residential park development at the turn of the Twentieth Century. It includes the historic Rochelle Park development, and the later Rochelle Heights subdivision. Within the district are 555 contributing properties, including 513 buildings, 38 structures, and 4 sites. Only 24 buildings and 1 site separately identified within its area are non-contributing. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on July 6, 2005. The two neighborhoods, combined into one historic district in 1986, reflect the history of suburban design from 1885 when the phenomenon first took hold in Westchester, the first large suburban area in the world to develop, to the 1920s when the automobile and Progressive Era ideas of planning and architecture were coming into favor. The landscape and house architecture of the area remains remarkably intact and provide valuable information about the range of innovative planning principles that were applied there.

Location

New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York
40.92626, -73.77878

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Paine, Thomas, Cottage
Industrial
0.8 mi
US Post Office-New Rochelle
Industrial
1 mi
Trinity-St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Industrial
1.1 mi
New Rochelle Railroad Station
Industrial
1.1 mi
Pioneer Building
Industrial
1.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Pell's Point
1776Revolutionary War
1.8 mi
Battle of Mamaroneck
1776Revolutionary War
2.7 mi
Raid on Mamaroneck (1776)
1776Revolutionary War
2.7 mi
Battle of Pelham (Pell's Point)
1776Revolutionary War
3.5 mi
Action at Pell's Point
1776Revolutionary War
4.1 mi

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When was Rochelle Park-Rochelle Heights Historic District listed on the National Register?

Rochelle Park-Rochelle Heights Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Rochelle Park-Rochelle Heights Historic District?

Rochelle Park-Rochelle Heights Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Rochelle Park-Rochelle Heights Historic District?

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