Ramona Park Historic District


Ramona Park Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Ramona Park, Rochester, New York
Coordinates	43°11′50″N 77°39′6″W / 43.19722°N 77.65167°W / 43.19722; -77.65167Coordinates: 43°11′50″N 77°39′6″W / 43.19722°N 77.65167°W / 43.19722; -77.65167
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1948
Architect	Barrows, C. Storrs
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Rochester Plan Veterans Housing MPS
NRHP Reference #	10000363^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 21, 2010

Ramona Park Historic District is a national historic district located in the northwest quadrant of Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The district consists of 40 contributing buildings. The garden apartment complex was originally built in 1947 as part of the Rochester Plan to provide quality, low rent housing for veterans returning from World War II and their families. There are 34 two story garden style apartment buildings and two groups of garage units. There are a total of 136 apartments, or four per building, with the buildings grouped in 10 clusters. The buildings are in a vernacular Colonial Revival style. It is one of three complexes built as part of the Rochester Plan; the others are Fernwood Park and Norton Village.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

Gallery

Unit 40
Unit 50 north wing
Unit 50 south wing
Unit 60
Unit 70
Community center (non-contributing)

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/21/10 through 6/25/10. National Park Service. 2010-07-02.
↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Robert T. Englert (July 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ramona Park Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying five photographs

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New York

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