Highland in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Nursery Office
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
1. Nursery Office Marker
Designed by A.J. Davis
in the Gothic style, 1855
for Ellwanger and Barry,
the nurserymen who made
Rochester the Flower City.
Erected 1959 by County of Monroe.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 43° 8.226′ N, 77° 36.858′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Highland. It is on Mount Hope Avenue (New York State Route 15) 0.1 miles north of McLean Street, on the right when traveling north. No trespassing signs. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 668 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester NY 14620, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mount Hope Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Susan B. Anthony (approx. Ό mile away); Camp Fitz-John Porter (approx. 0.3 miles away); Frederick Douglass Home Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Douglass Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ford Street Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Helen Pitts Douglass (approx. 0.4 miles away); Anna Murray Douglass (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
2. Nursery Office Marker
Very difficult to see this marker from roadside. Here it is seen beyond the gated entrance, to the left of the tree at center.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
3. Nursery Office and Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
4. Nursery Office - North Side
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 31, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
