This is a listing of some of the Don Hershey homes in Brighton, NY. It includes information such as the year it was built, the name of the original owner and other descriptive information. In some instances, there is a link to photos of the home. Just click on the “Photos” link for that home. This is a work in progress so by no means a complete listing. If you know of other homes that belong on this list, please comment here.
Allens Creek Road
Chas Johnson
240 Allens Creek Road
1952 (Hershey designed the addition and entry in 1984)
H. Allen and Susie Spencer
A center entrance colonial. Young couple. It was his last project.
More information
200 Ambassador Drive
1955 (or 1958 per 2nd owner, Ms. Atkinson)
W. Feinbloom (also per Atkinson, Feinbloom’s daughter is named Rusitsky – see 3493 East Ave.)
392 Ashbourne
1956
Photos
10 Bretton Woods Drive
Al M
(off East Ave)
Photo
Brighton-Henrietta Townline Road
(There may be one or more along this road.)
129 Brookside Drive
1934
Lawrence O. and Pauline S. Neel
Redrew contractor plans on colonial
Jim Weller wrote: It was built about 1930 with 3.5 baths, 4 bdrms, 3526 sfla. The house was constructed on lot #41 of the East Brook Side Realty Co., Inc. subdivision. Lawrence was the Sales Manager for the Genesee Brewing Co., Inc. They stayed in the house for about 15 months. In 1936 they moved into a home at 145 Brookside Dr., (lot #38 of the Brookside Subdivision).
145 Brookside Drive
1935
Harold L. & May P. Brainard
Plans & Sys House (Neel had Hershey do 2 houses per Hershey’s notes. #36 and #39. Don’t know which is which right now.)
Jim Weller wrote: The first owners/occupants of 145 Brookside were Harold L. & May P. Brainard. They sold to Lawrence and Pauline Neel in 1936. The Neels remained in this dwelling until 1951. Both Lawrence and his wife were born about 1900 in Missouri. They sold to Frank B. & Aileen F. Alberts. Frank was a general agent with Aetna Life. The Alberts sold in 1978 to David M. and Charlotte H. Jacobstein. David was a lawyer. After a few more owners, the beer connection was re-established when the house was acquired by John B. & Judith Henderson. John was the Pres. and COO of the High Falls Brewing Co.
111 Brookwood
Photo
180 Clover Hills Drive
1945
(this concrete block ranch was demolished ca. 2013)
Photos
203 Clover Hills Drive
1947
Dr. William A. and Brenda Dolan
The great room was added in 1969-70 for Dr. Burdette Koop.
Room over garage finished around 1979-80.
Architectural Board Hearing 5/7/1980.
Hershey made a deposition in court on 4/9/87 in case between owners and builder William H. Rampe. Owner had not paid Rampe. Don Hershey designed the family room with cathedral beamed ceiling in 1979-80.
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406 Clover Hills Drive
1947-1949 (1960?)
Wallace (Lawrence?) Wood
(Hershey’s notes said but there is no 406. Just 400 and 405.)
411 Clover Hills Drive (411 “The Crossways” in some sources)
Medina stone on entire exterior, corner winds, bow window, all typical of a Hershey. 411 may correspond to one of the unnumbered homes below. (This is due to the fact that when Hershey was designing homes in a new area/subdivision like Clover Hills Drive, houses were indicated by lot number and assigned house numbers later. He listed all the unnumbered homes below by the client’s name. I suspect this house was for Dr. Art Elden, below, since Hershey described it as a “New stone house.”)
Photos
Clover Hills Drive
1947
Kent Williams
Brick house
(I think it’s 370. That house is brick and few other houses fit this description on Clover Hills Drive. But records say it was built in 1939 not 1947 per Hershey’s notes.)
Clover Hills Drive
1950 (1960?)
Warren Phillips
Radiant heat in the floor
Clover Hills Drive
1947
Dr. Art Elden
New stone house
(I think this may be 411. That house is stone like this description by Hershey.)
Clover Hills Drive
Arthur Nolte
145 Clover Hills Drive
Ed Carmen
Williams House alteration and addition
1666 Clover Street
1981
Natasha and Milton Dykman
At Elmwood Avenue
See the article about the party the Dykmans held for Don Hershey
Photos
Corwin Road
Photo
245 Council Rock Avenue
1945-1948
Milton Kroll
Received Blue Ribbon Award, NYS Central Chapter in 1949
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285 Council Rock Avenue
1955
Radiant heat, redwood and Medina stone, Lot# R-216-217. Excellent model of a mid century home designed by architect Don Hershey with respect for the styles of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Photo
300 Council Rock Avenue
1952
Dr. Ellis Ring
Sunken living room, curved walls, huge windows. Over time current owners have added to their Hershey home but have tried to preserve Don Hershey’s vision. When additions were made they introduced curved walls to keep the home’s integrity. This 1950’s home has been updated for today but retains its’ originality.
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***321 Council Rock Avenue (Designed by Thomas W. Boyde Jr, not Don Hershey)
1954
Looks like a Hershey but was designed by Thomas W. Boyde Jr, not Don Hershey.
Chris Brandt noted that “the sleeking curving wood walls and sunken living room are both giveaways.” Annie Dunsky says her aunt and uncle lived here and that the wood walls bend around corners and it has a sunken living room. Master bath was pale peach with large dark green tiles and an all glassed-in shower. Annie said her dad was friends with Milton Kroll who lived in Hershey-designed 245 Council Rock.
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334 Council Rock Avenue
1950
Emily Rosen Rittenberg’s parents moved into this home 10 years ago.
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344 Council Rock Avenue
1950-1951
Dr. Melvin and Annette Waldman
Lot# R-221-222. Sunken living room
Per. Steel Roch Products floor (Steel perimeter)
Honorary Jury Award, Central Chapter
Photos
Council Rock Avenue
Harvey Black
Alteration (#334 looks like a Hershey. Could it be that?)
Council Rock Avenue
1974
Dr Ira Gore (Dankolt)
Office & Bath Alteration (# 334 looks like a Hershey. Could it be that?)
Council Rock Avenue
1951
Earl Slessinger (Slesinger?)
Radiant heat, Lot # R-180, (#s 321, 334. Could one of these numbers be the Slessinger home?)
277 Dunrovin Lane
1959
William E. Wilson Jr. (co-owner of Wilson Hardware, 812 Monroe Avenue)
Photos
Hershey designed many teak built-ins for the house – desk, bed and vanities, furniture and kitchen cabinets. Even the Hershey-designed dining room set remains with the house. Each bedroom has large built in teak closet with drawers. One bedroom has additional built in desk. Master bedroom has large built-in closet, beautiful teak vanity and built-in bed frame with side tables. All upstairs has original wood floor. All built-ins have been untouched.
There is an original mid century modern lamp at the stairs. Downstairs features a sunken living room. Dining room table and chairs are original to house as are included. First floor is all open floor plan with large windows inviting the great outdoors inside. Living room opens to screened porch. Kitchen features teak wood cabinets. Dining room has built-in matching cabinet as well as an original mid century modern lamp. All downstairs has built-in mid century lighting. Big secluded backyard. Blueprints and renderings drawn by Hershey himself included with he house.
The current owners told us: “There are some really interesting details in this house, including a THIS CAR UP elevator plaque that lights up in the den we’re using as an office. My father-in-law thinks it’s from the Sibley building downtown. There are also 4 original Rittenhouse intercoms in the home, as well as a doorbell with speaker, though none of them work. We’ll get someone over here to look at them at some point, as I’d like to have them restored and put to use again.“
East Avenue
1971
Bud Rusitzky
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2333 Elmwood (#2325 after reconstruction)
1941
Dr. Burton B. Breese, Jr.
Town of Brighton records show that on 12-30-1940, Dr. Burton B. Breese, Jr. of 1080 Genesee Park Blvd., by his agent, J. H. Shirley, applied for and received a building permit to construct a two story frame dwelling measuring 52w x 24d with a 1248 sq ft basement office for the practice of medicine. The building had a 15.6 X 4.0 porch across the rear and a 26 x 24 attached garage.The plans were by Don Hershey. The mason and contractor was S & B Construction and the cost was put at $10,000.
By 1941 the house was constructed and occupied by Breese who was a pediatrician. Town of Brighton records show the house at 2333 Elmwood was badly damaged by fire in May 1960. A demo permit was issued on 06-01-1960 and a new house with a basement medical office was designed by Farragher & Macomber. The new building was renumbered 2325 Elmwood and served as the Breese home and the offices of Elmwood Pediatric until about 1980. The home was acquired by NYS as a Group home thereafter. They occupied it until the mid 2000’s when it was demolished and a new group home was erected in its place. (Thanks to Jim Weller for this information.)
Elmwood
1951
Art Stern
Alter & add (Is this the one that is “red stone house (medina stone?) between East and Allendale Columbia school” from our notes?)
255 Esplanade
1960
Richard Samuels (One of Rochester’s few multimillionaires at the time, he and his brother/partner sold Kordite, the plastics company they founded to Mobil Corporation for $43 million in 1958.)
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Esplanade
(Looks like a Hershey)
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Esplanade
(Looks like a Hershey)
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249 Forest Hills Road
1950
Photos
422 French Road
1953
J. Craytor (R. Creator son or daughter?)
Photos and more info
424 French Road
1952
Dave Gundry
120 Georgian Court
1953
Photos
Georgian Court
1951
Dr. Morris (Mitt) Dankoff (Dankopf?) (Dantoff?)
Copper floor
Indicated by X by Hershey (probably refers to prestigious clients he rated between 1 and 3 X’s)
Georgian Court
1959
Gilbert-Green
221 Georgian Court
1964
Jack Erdle, millionaire. Jack was the founder of the Eldre Corporation in Rochester and Angers, France. Jack Erdle died at 93 on July 12, 2015. House still in the family.
Hershey favorite, Indicated by X by Hershey – 2 floors, some stone
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104 Georgian Court
1958
Pearl & Syd Rubin
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Georgian Court
1970-1971
Max Rosenthal (Rosenberg?), Pres Kordite, millionaire
Indicated by XXX by Hershey
Stone on house
160 Georgian Court
1956
Dr. Alvin Ureles and his wife Frommel
(Possibly a Hershey) Michael Astarita wrote: This may be a Hershey home. I know this house, as I was good friends with the Ureles’ son. While I’m not positive who the architect was, I know for a fact that Bill Wirtheim was the cabinet maker on this home (and I suspect mine as well). Bill Wirtheim eventually struck out on his own and became a home builder and built his own home at 240 Hibiscus Dr (right next to a Hershey home at 230) and across the street from the house my parents built in 1966 at 215 Hibiscus Dr. which Bill Wirtheim also constructed. There is clearly a connection between Bill Wirtheim and Don Hershey. (Ken Hershey confirmed this saying that Bill was “the most outstanding cabinetmaker in the North Country.” Since Hershey designs featured extensive built-ins, he was an integral part of the Hershey team.) So it is quite possible that the Ureles home on Georgian Ct Rd is in fact a Hershey design.
Michael Astarita later wrote: The Ureles house at 160 Georgian Ct. Rd however is NOT. Which is instructive because if you compare the exterior of this home to both 245 & 285 Council Rock, you’d swear they were designed by the same architect (also has a sunken living room and other Hershey-like interior attributes). Which means that very similar styled homes were being designed and built by another architectural firm and constructed in the same areas as Hershey homes. Which means that you can’t always judge a book…. So forget everything I told you about 160 Georgian Ct Rd other then that Bill Wirtheim was the cabinetmaker.
Georgian Court
Photos of 1 house (#170?) cited above but don’t know which house belonged to which owner above. (Not confirmed but looks like a Hershey.)
Georgian Court
Photos of 3 houses (#150, 145,131) cited above but don’t know which house belonged to which owner above. (Not confirmed but look like Hersheys.)
53 Golfside Parkway
1949
G. Babineau?
2,045 sq. ft. on .5 acres
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230 Hibiscus Drive
1970
Dr Alfred & Elaine Spagg
Helen & Jim Santelli wrote: We live at 230 Hibiscus Drive, a lovely Hershey home. The home on the other side, 240, is supposed to be a Hershey (that’s confirmed). There might be many hidden in the woods around here.
Photos and more information
240 Hibiscus Drive
1965
Bill Wirtheim
Michael Astarita (see 160 Georgian Court above) wrote: Bill Wirtheim became a home builder and built his own home here and Hershey designed it. There is a connection between Bill Wirtheim (cabinet maker) and Don Hershey who incorporated so many built-in cabinets in his designs. #230 was next door (see 230 Hibiscus Drive above).
Photos and more information
46 Knollwood
1954
Lester and Marge Gootnick
More information
This home was demolished and a new 5,747 sq ft home was built on the site in 2016.
55 Knollwood
1950
Dr Louis Iuppa
This home was demolished and a new 7,361 sq ft home was built on the site in 2000.
72 Knollwood
1957
Dr. Victor Wolkin (wife Lois) was an orthopedic surgeon. Michael Astarita and his wife bought the house from the Wolkin estate and they did extensive interior remodeling (keeping as much of the original interior built-in cabinets as they could) prior to moving into the house in January 1997. Michael has all the original construction drawings and uncovered a number of Don’s wall sketches under removed wallpaper which was apparently all the detail that the cabinet maker was given to produce all the built-ins on-site.
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Mayflower Drive
1941-1942
Dr. Richard Young
Plans, New House brick
North Landing Road
(Near Blossom)
1938 (or 1941 per real estate listing)
Rudolf and Mildred Miller
curved window wall
“The original Hershey plans were there on display during an open house in the 80’s. As I recall they were dated in 1938. The house is actually on two levels which followed contours of the lot. Walking in the front door on the lower street level there was a relatively large U-shaped vestibule with large windows looking out at the tree that it was built around (the tree no longer standing). The rest of the first level was a square hall surrounded by three small bedrooms and a small bathroom. Then, climbing up a small staircase one comes to a small kitchen on the left, with banquette seating, beyond which was an open living and dining space, with fireplace, and beyond that a quite large screened-in porch over-looking the back yard. Everything was original at that time. it has since been sold several times and changes have been made.” (This description and photo was provided by Ron Richardson.)
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North Landing Road
(Near Browncroft)
Dr. Merle Evans and his R.N. wife, Adele.
“They both practiced at the Genesee Hospital, and my mother knew them fairly well. Built on a steep lot, the front of the house has a curved window element, and opens out to a patio over the lower garage level. It’s crowded by trees now, but still visible.” (This description and photo was provided by Ron Richardson.)
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North Landing Road
(Near Browncroft and Park Road)
“A kind-of modified tudor revival house which has some elements that definitely suggest Hershey involvement, including metal casement windows, some hipped roofs, and Medina stone around the recessed entry.” (This description and photo was provided by Ron Richardson.)
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North Landing Road
1939-1942
Al Grube (Gube?)
New house stone
120 Pelham Road
1960
420 Pelham Road
1955
N. Brenner
On the corner of Esplanade
Emily Rosen Rittenberg just moved in recently.
656 Penfield Road
1942
Winthrop and Mabel Heyer
Between Weymouth and Commodore Parkway, concrete ranch.
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San Rafael Drive
1970-1971 (House listed in book as a 1962 job)
Bernard (Buz) & Barbara Frank
San Rafael Drive
1955-1956
Silas Scinta
220 Sandringham Drive
1954
Milton Karz
Honorable Award. It was torn down and rebuilt in 2005.
5 South Landing Road
1938-1939 (Don Hershey and his wife moved into home in August)
Don Hershey
Exterior is Medina stone
Hershey received the Blue Ribbon, NYS
***A Hershey favorite***
See featured articles about this home.
7 South Landing Road
1940
Dick Deyoung
Exterior is Medina stone. Next door to Hershey’s home.
9 South Landing Road (No house at #9. Was it cancelled?)
1939
Harlan (Harland) Miller House (or Brown)
New house of stone. Next to Don Hershey home.
115 Summit Drive
Dr. Forest Young
House, stucco-on metal (copper base) lath. Dr. Forest Young was director of the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Plastic Surgery that was created in 1934. He moved to California in 1950.
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Thackery Road
1955-1956 (1951?)
Jessie (or S.?) Lipsih “Bingo Sam”?
Thackery Road
1955-1960
Julias Michaels (Micky & Julie?)
211 Thackery Road
1954
Chas Ross
Also known as the Sid & Barbara Braverman Home
See articles featuring this home.
220 Thackery Road
1954
Maurice Cameros
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245 Thackery Road
1954-1955
Philip Panfiel
2004–owned by Martino.
Featured in Rochester’s Democrat & Chronicle July 5, 2014. (Article incorrectly stated it was 274 Thackery Road)
There is a letter from the Brighton Historian citing it s a Brighton landmark.
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Thackery Road
1955-1960
Sol and Corinne Bachler
177 Trevor Court Road
1960
Dr. Pincus Sobie
W. Henrietta Rd. and Southland
(possibly a Hershey – corner house – blue with overhangs)
305 Weymouth
1950
M. and L. Gorin?
(it looks like a Hershey home)
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306 Weymouth
1948
Robert and Betty Pease
The current owner has lived in this home since 1972 – done some updating with an addition.
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I am wondering what color did Don use on his homes?
It seems like Hershey homes are often a shade of brown. Probably because so many are wooden exterior. Ours is a concrete block house and is brown, as is our neighbors’ Hershey home. We also have a neighbor with a light green concrete block house and one with a cedar exterior that is a redish color. Generally, the colors do blend with nature – a typical Hershey setting being a wooded lot.
To whoever is the creator of this terrific website,
Myself and many others in the Rochester preservation community (Landmark Society and others included) would like to contribute information to your collection of research on Don Hershey and to talk to you about your work on Don Hershey’s career.
Thank you for all that you do!
Thank you Christopher. I would love to discuss Hershey and know of any information you could add to the site.
Peggi
My parents’ home at 344 Council Rock Ave., Rochester NY (Brighton) is a Don Hershey house. My father wanted a modern house in every sense of the word. The house is on one floor with an open plan. There are huge windows which allow views of the outdoors from all rooms. As with many Hershey houses, wood and stone are combined beautifully to give a textural feel inside and out. There was originally radiant heating throughout but when there was a difficulty, it was impossible to find the break to repair so baseboard heating was installed in the 60’s. The house is still in the famiily and still has a wonderfully modern feel and function.
Thank you for your comment about 344 Council Rock. I quoted it on the page about the house and wanted to make sure that’s OK with you? It’s always meaningful to hear from people who grew up in Hershey homes. Do you know which other homes are Hershey-designed on Council Rock? Or elsewhere in the neighborhood? I had access to Hershey’s notebooks but the house numbers didn’t exist when he designed the homes. In most cases he indicated the owner’s name and the street only. I suspect certain other houses on Council Rock to be Hersheys based on their design (#s 334, 321, 300) and I posted photos of these on https://www.donhershey.com/council-rock-3-other-homes/
I own a Don Hershey home that was built 1950 near Park Rd and N.Landing. I have signed copies of his blueprints that were given to me by the last owner. I would love to connect with anyone that understood the engineering behind low voltage system. Doing some upgrades and insight would be great.
Frederick J. Pfluke and his wife Louise E. resided at 548 Allens Creek Rd. in the Town of Pittsford. The home was built in about 1940. It is described as a two story wood frame dwelling with 3.5 baths, 4 bedrooms, 3 fireplaces and a garage. It contains approx. 2719 sfla and is situated on .74 acres.
Fred. Pfluke was a gas engineer by profession.
RE: 36 Brookside Dr.
The present street address is 129 Brookside. It was built about 1930 with3.5 baths, 4 bdrms, 3526 sfla. The house was constructed on lot #41 of the East Brook Side Realty Co., Inc. subdivision. The first owners were NEEL, LAWRENCE O. & PAULINE S. Lawrence was the Sales Manager for the Genesee Brewing Co., Inc. They stayed in the house for about 15 months. In 1936 they moved into a home at 145 Brookside Dr., (lot #38 of the Brookside Subdivision).
Re: 39 Brookside Dr.
The present street address is 145 Brookside Dr. The first owners/occupants of 145 Brookside were Harold L. & May P. Brainard. They sold to Lawrence and Pauline Neel in 1936. The Neels remained in this dwelling until 1951. Both Lawrence and his wife were born about 1900 in Missouri. They sold to Frank B. & Aileen F. Alberts. Frank was a general agent with Aetna Life. The Alberts sold in 1978 to David M. and Charlotte H. Jacobstein. David was a lawyer. After a few more owners, the beer connection was re-established when the house was acquired by John B. & Judith Henderson. John was the Pres. and COO of the High Falls Brewing Co.
Town of Brighton records show that on 12-30-1940, Dr. Burton B. Breese, Jr. of 1080 Genesee Park Blvd., by his agent, J. H. Shirley, applied for and received a building permit to construct a two story frame dwelling measuring 52w x 24d with a 1248 sq ft basement office for the practice of medicine. The building had a 15.6 X 4.0 porch across the rear and a 26 x 24 attached garage.The plans were by Don Hershey. The mason and contractor was S & B Construction and the cost was put at $10,000.
By 1941 the house was constructed and occupied by Breese who was a pediatrician. TOB records show the house at 2333 Elmwood was badly damaged by fire in May 1960. A demo permit was issued on 06-01-1960 and a new house with a basement medical office was designed by Farragher & Macomber. The new building was renumbered 2325 Elmwood and served as the Breese home and the offices of Elmwood Pediatric until about 1980. The home was acquired by NYS as a Group home thereafter. They occupied it until the mid 2000’s when it was demolished and a new group home was erected in its place.
I have a copy of the Hershey house building permit if you would like this for your file. The Town does have the original plans for the house but they are illegible due to water damage from a fire in the town hall years ago.
Peggi,
A great little early Don Hershey just came on the market. It looks sort of similar to the Miller house on North Landing Road.
http://www.nothnagle.com/for-sale/150-Superior-Rd-Penfield-NY-14625/R314351#Tab_Details
Peggi,
Another Don Hershey just came up at 422 French Road:
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/422-French-Rd-Rochester-NY-14618/30906627_zpid/
Hi, I love your site. I just purchased 120 Thackeray Rd. Do you know if this home was designed by Don Hershey? Thanks for any help you can give.
-Enna
Hi Enna, I don’t have anything in my notes but the town may be able to answer your question as to whether your house is a Hershey. I do know that there is a connection between your home’s builder, Bill Wirtheim (cabinet maker and later a builder) and Don Hershey who incorporated so many built-in cabinets in his designs. They apparently worked together on 240 Hibiscus. I ‘d love to know what you find out from the town.
Thanks, Peggi
My house looks very similar to 160 Georgian Court Rd. We are on the same street very close… Back then, in 1954 or 1955 I guess worrying about ice dams on low pitched roofs was not a consideration. We have had leaking problems and tried to fix them for 37 years. The previous owner, who was the original owner, must have had similar problems. With various opinions on what to do, and several fixes, this continues to be a chronic problem. Far as I am concerned, no one should build this kind of split level house in this kind of climate without making sure there is adequate pitch and adequate ventilation and adequate access to the attic space.
Hi! Thank you for this awesome website. We just moved into 420 Pelham Road. In a coincidence my parents also live in a Hershey home at 334 Council Rock Ave (they moved in about 10 years ago) , and in a mega coincidence my brother also just moved into a Hershey home 240 Hibiscus Dr. about two years ago! Would love to talk to learn more about our houses!!
Wow Emily. That’s amazing! Congratulations on your new home. Did the fact that it was a Hershey designed home like your parents and brother influence your decision?
I always thought 30 Howland Ave was also a Don Hersey designed home. Can this be confirmed?
As current owner of 30 Howland I had wondered the same! It has a wall of windows along the back, and originally had radiant heating (copper pipes buried in walls and floors and ceilings), plus of course a wooded lot. The previous owners had it from 2001 to 2015, and before then the owners (Beltz?) did a lot of work including remodeling the front entrance with the “airport control tower” window. There are a set of plans for that work (SWBR architects), but no originals – I may have to ask the town of Brighton.
We were told the reason for the odd layout (living space and kitchen upstairs) was the house was originally built for a doctor/dentist, who had their practice/surgery on the ground floor. Digging around in the crawl space, I found some old cut-off water pipes underneath what is now a bedroom, so it’s conceivable there may have been a sink for such purposes. Anyway Fred, if you want to come and visit to see what we’ve done to the place, and maybe tell us what you know about the house, feel free to stop by!
Fred and Paul, I haven’t seen anything in Hershey’s records about this house but that doesn’t mean it’s not a Hershey. The town of Brighton would have this info. Paul, if you find anything out, please comment here again. Thanks to both of you for your input. Peggi
After a bit of research I was able to find out that the house (30 Howland) was designed by Clarence Damuth, AIA. He was a trainee of Claude Bragdon, and subsequently was in partnership with Herbert Stern (later of Arnold and Stern), but there’s no evidence that Damuth interacted or worked with Hershey. He appears several times in the May Bragdon diaries at UofR Library. Other than working on the NY central railroad project with Bragdon, I have not found any other buildings he was involved with in Rochester. He died in 1971.
The original client for the house in 1952 was Dr. Eugene Duggan – there was speculation due to the odd design (main living space upstairs with spare bedrooms off the downstairs lobby) that the house was built as a doctor’s practice, with the downstairs room being used for such purpose, but on the original plans those rooms are listed as bedrooms, so that seems unlikely.
220 Thackeray just came on the market. The kitchen appears to have been butchered, but the rest of it looks good. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/220-Thackery-Rd-Rochester-NY-14610/30901605_zpid/
Dr. Koop and Dr. Dolan were both 203 Clover Hills Dr. We are the third owners. The great room was 1969-70. Master over garage might have been started around 1976–finished 1980. The main house was built in 1947 but is not brick–we have signed addition plans but original main house 1947 plans are incomplete and unsigned. It is traditional looking on the outside but has some of Mr. Hershey’s design elements, and I would love to figure out if he did all three projects at the address? Do you have any 1946/1947 Clover Hills Dr construction notes or plans in your archives? Thank you for your time and this great website!!
We live at 76 Thackery Road, built in 1953. We have been told by some neighbors that our house is a Don Hershey home. Does anyone have any information that might verify this? There are a few features that could be Don Hershey features, but not certain.
Susan, I will see if I can find anything out. It wasn’t specifically mentioned in Don’s books but most houses were listed by parcel number, lacking actual addresses.