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Chili--West Historic District NPS Form 10-900 0MB No. 1024-001 8 RECEIVED 2280 United States Department of the Interior JUL 1 7 2015 National Park Service Nat. Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations'for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional certification comments, entries, and narrative items on continuation sheets if needed (NPS Form 10-900a). 1. Name of Property historic name Chili-West Historic District other names/site number 2. Location 15 to17 Ardmore St; 5 to 75 Appleton St; 50 to 432 Chili Ave; 14 to 48 Darien St; 22 to street & number 56 Hancock St; 14 to 121 Kenwood Ave; 100 to 206 Kirkland Rd : 41 to 146 Lozier St; 22 ~vicinity & 28 Normandy Ave; 20 to 133 Rugby Ave; 20 to 99 Somerset St; 18 to 129 Thorndale Terrace; 18 to 89 Warwick Ave; 18 to 100 Wellington Ave; 45 to 367 West Ave ~ not for publication city or town -Rochester---- ------------------------ state New York code NY county Monroe code 055 zip code _1_4_6_1_1 ___ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this _x_ nomination _ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property 1_ meets __ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: national statewide _lLlocal a Date State or Fed1;Hal agency/bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property _meets_ does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official Date Title State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government 4. National Park Service Certification _ determined eligible for the National Register _ determined not eligible for the National Register _ removed from the National Register _othe~ Date of Action 1 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Chili-West Historic District Monroe County, NY Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) (Check only one box.) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing X private building(s) 508 14 buildings public - Local X district 0 0 sites public - State site 0 0 structures public - Federal structure 0 0 objects object 508 14 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing) listed in the National Register N/A 0 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC/residence DOMESTIC/residence DOMESTIC/multiple dwelling DOMESTIC/multiple dwelling DOMESTIC/secondary structure DOMESTIC/secondary structure COMMERCE & TRADE/specialty store COMMERCE & TRADE/specialty store COMMERCE & TRADE/business COMMERCE & TRADE/business RELIGION/church RELIGION/church RELGION/religious facility RELGION/religious facility RELIGION/church school 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) Queen Anne; Stick; Eastlake; foundation: Brick/concrete th Colonial Revival; Early 20 century Gothic Revival; walls: Brick, wood, stucco, vinyl Tudor Revival; Spanish Mission; Prairie; th Bungalow/Craftsman; Early 20 century roof: Tile, asphalt Commercial other: 2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Chili-West Historic District Monroe County, NY Name of Property County and State Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance of the property. Explain contributing and noncontributing resources if necessary. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, setting, size, and significant features.) Summary Paragraph The Chili-West Historic District is located in the southwest section of the city of Rochester in an area known as the Nineteenth Ward. This section of the city developed as mostly residential housing with associated services (churches, schools, and shops) after being annexed from the adjacent town of Gates in the late nineteenth century. Residences in the nominated district date from the period of early annexation through the early twentieth century with a large number being located along and between Chili (pronounced Chī-lī) Avenue and West Avenue, the two main thoroughfares that extend from the towns of Gates and Chili. Six early twentieth century two-story commercial blocks are included and are all located at the southwest end of the district on Chili Avenue. The nominated district is composed of roughly ten city blocks covering approximately 72 acres and is bounded by West Avenue to the north, Lozier Street and Rugby Avenue to the west, Kirkland Road to the south, and Ardmore Street to the east. Contributing resources include 351 primary buildings that are mostly residences and 157 contributing secondary resources, which are largely garages associated with primary resources. The district also includes three religious properties, one of them being the former St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church complex at the west end of the district, which includes a large church, a former rectory and a church school. The nominated district has a low number of noncontributing buildings, signifying limited non-historic intrusion and that the majority of the resources retain historic features, giving the district a high degree of integrity in terms of materials, workmanship, design, feeling and association. Most of the residences in the nominated district share similar sized lots, similar setbacks from the street, lawns interrupted by a sidewalk, and curbside tree lawns, many with single trees. Adding to the integrity is the architecture representing popular late nineteenth and early twentieth century styles, including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Arts & Crafts/bungalow, Tudor Revival and American Foursquare. The three churches are examples of early twentieth century Romanesque and Gothic Revival styles. The Chili-West Historic District is the largest and one of the most intact contiguous collections in this section of the Nineteenth Ward representing the development of the area from early annexation through the rapid development of outlying areas of the city that was ended by economic hardship brought on by the Great Depression. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Narrative Description The Chili-West Historic District is located in the Nineteenth Ward in the southwest section of the city of Rochester (Monroe County, New York) and is one of four historic neighborhoods identified in the ward in a 1986 survey. The nominated district represents the longest period of development in the ward and has some of the oldest residences with extant buildings constructed primarily from the late nineteenth century through 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Chili-West Historic District Monroe County, NY Name of Property County and State 1935. Most of the buildings were constructed as single-family homes, but the nominated district includes several residences that have been converted to apartments. The district also includes a handful of early twentieth century apartment buildings, six commercial buildings, and three churches, one of them part of a former Roman Catholic church complex that included a convent, rectory and a church school. The boundaries of the nominated district encompass approximately 72 acres in an area roughly triangular in shape, consisting of the properties on the south side of West Avenue and both sides of Chili Avenue from where West and Chili meet (east end) to Lozier Street and the former church complex on the west. The nominated district includes the entire streets of Darien, Hancock, Appleton, Somerset, Thorndale, and Lozier and portions of Kenwood, Wellington, Warwick, Kirkland, Rugby, Ardmore and Normandy. Properties beyond the south boundary demonstrate a serious loss of integrity. Buildings in this area, as well as those in the nominated district, were evaluated in terms of whether they retained historic features from the period of significance and the overall historic character of the neighborhood. Buildings constructed after the period of significance or those with substantial non-historic renovations and additions were deemed non-contributing. Adjacent areas to the north, east and west of the nominated district
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