HomeWork Find your way home with A cooperative effort of City Newspaper and RochesterCityLiving, a program of the Landmark Society. TO ADVERTISE CONTACT CHRISTINE TODAY! CALL 244-3329 X23 OR EMAIL [email protected] IRONDEQUOIT: 205 PARDEE RD; $99,900 - LARGE BRICK COLONIAL with HUGE BACKYARD! This 3 bedroom (and 1st floor office) home has lots to offer! CHARM THROUGHOUT! Call Ryan @ 585-618-6802. Re/Max Realty Group. Ryan Smith NYS Licensed Real Estate Salesperson 201-0724 RochesterSells.com A Rambling Ranch 237 Maplewood Avenue When World War II ended, Americans took with plenty of counter space for meal advantage of new government mortgage preparation. And the master bedroom area plans that promoted home ownership and has tons of storage including a surprising they abandoned their small city lots for vintage linen closet. The master bath is the suburbs. They replaced their compact updated while retaining its original tile. urban Colonials and Foursquares with more sprawling, one-story designs like the mid- The partially finished basement is home century ranch whose wider facade was a to the laundry, more storage, a workshop, perfect choice for the larger suburban lots. the house’s mechanics, and an additional With its overhanging eaves, stone wall studio. Outside, a private covered patio cladding, and picture windows the house at provides another spot to view the river 237 Maplewood Avenue is a fine example of gorge and the Genesee Riverway Trail. The this iconic architectural style. attached, built-in garage, another feature of a ranch house, has space for two cars. Built in 1950, this cozy two-bedroom, two- bath house that overlooks the Genesee River The Maplewood neighborhood is alive with gorge is set atop a hillside on a quiet street community spirit. The active neighborhood in the Maplewood neighborhood. Plantings association sponsors an annual festival in of Solomon’s seal, ferns, and a stone planter the nearby Maplewood Rose Garden with awaiting spring blossoms welcome you into wine tastings, gorge tours, music, and, of the fully fenced front yard. Inside, to the right course, roses. The neighborhood is close of the vestibule, the second bedroom is to Frontier Field and the High Falls area of currently used as an office/studio. It has oak downtown and the Seneca Park Zoo to the floors, a spacious closet, and its own en-suite north. It is served by the Rochester City bath. The oak floors continue into the living School District, and Nazareth Academy and room, which is enhanced with a wood burning Aquinas Institute are nearby. fireplace, built-in bookcases, and a unique closet that provides storage for firewood. A This 1,380 square foot house is listed at huge picture window looking east to the river $109,995 with taxes of $3,683. For a tour, gorge definitely makes this a room with a view. call Bob Malone of Nothnagle Realtors at The adjacent dining room is a delightful space 733-7729. for intimate dinner parties. by Bonnie DeHollander The efficient eat-in kitchen has gleaming Bonnie is a Landmark Society volunteer. white cabinets and white appliances rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 29.