288 Wimbledon Road is an historic house located in Irondequoit in Monroe County, New York.
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| Location | 288 Wimbledon Road., Irondequoit, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°12′18″N 77°36′36″W / 43.20500°N 77.61000°W |
| Area | 0.13 acres (0.053 ha) |
| Built | 1927-1928 |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000822[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 24, 2015 |
Description and history
editThe 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[2] 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.[3]
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.[3]: 15
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 2015.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/23/15 through 11/27/15. National Park Service. 2015-12-04.
- ^ Ames, David L.; McClelland, Linda Flint (2002). "National Register Bulletin: Historic Residential Suburbs". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ^ a b "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Christopher Brandt; Virginia L. Bartos (September 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: House at 288 Wimbledon Road" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01., and Accompanying photographs