284 Brooks Road
Tax Account #174.04-1-16
Added 6/10/2020 - Resolution #14-165/2020
- A cape cod style home built in 1956 - a one story, side-gabled, cape cod, with a low to intermediate pitched roof with little eave overhang and attached two car garage. Multi-pane double hung windows in an asymmetrical pattern feature on the front. A classification for this house using "A Field Guide to American Houses" by Virginia Savage McAlester would be Minimal Traditional Cape Cod.
- The Historic Site Committee feels this property is a prime example of the postwar subdivisions in Henrietta and will satisfy Town Code Section 295-38 Standards for designation of historic sites or preservation districts:
- A. The presence of special historical interest relating to local, state or national history.
- C. The presence of one or more periods or styles of architecture typical of one or more eras in the history of the Town which gives the area a distinct character.
The 1950s and 1960s were the period of the fastest growth of the town and these homes are what attracted many to this community. These were the homes that created the suburbs and changed the rural landscape of Henrietta and other small towns that surrounded our cities. Houses built in these eras are typically Cape Cod, Ranch, Split level, Raised Ranch and Colonials. Many were small with around 1400 to 1800 square feet. These houses became the homes for families leaving the cities and moving to the suburbs. These housing designs and floor plans are representative of a type of housing that was popular and affordable for that time period. Cynthia Houck of the Landmark Society of Western New York began recommending at least a dozen years ago that efforts begin to save properties of this era.
