This is a listing of some of the Don Hershey homes in Pittsford, 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.
548 Allens Creek Road
1940
Frederick J. Pfluke and his wife Louise E.
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.
835 Allens Creek Road (Don’s notes said #594)
1949
Dr. Silas F. Scinta and his wife Anne M.
Medina stone, Rayduct floor, 2.5 baths, 4 bdrms, 2940 sq ft
Received Blue Ribbon award and a Hershey favorite
Photo
186 Alpine Drive
1946
Robert E. and Elma Tompkins
Later owner change flat roof to a pitched roof. “My maternal grandparents were Robert E. and Elma Tompkins. It was a flat roofed cement block home with great picture windows, a nice porch, 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, a 2 car garage, kitchen with pass throughs to the dining room, a laundry/utility room, office and large living room with great built-ins for storage. Even had radiant heated cork covered floors. I absolutely loved this house and have many happy memories there. The new owner made several updates and changed a lot of the original features.” writes Lynda Page.
202 Alpine Drive
1945
Gardner Huff
(not sure about his being a Hershey)
6 Cavan Way
1969
A beautiful wrap around deck overlooking more than 4 acres
Photos and more info
1981 Clover Street (Harley School-Russell Wing)
1949
Bldg #3 (Razed in 1978)
3330 Clover Street
1953
Dr. Robert W. Atkins
On left between Lehigh Station Rd and Graywood Lane. 3685 sq ft and 10.5 acres. Received Honorable Award. xx (Hershey’s coding).
Steel Roch Prod floor (Wrought Iron)
Clover Street
Mrs Mike Mills
President in property & shopping center. x (Hershey’s coding).
25 Country Club Drive
1954
Jack Frank
Added on some bedrooms and bathrooms to the original Hershey-designed home. (Hershey’s 1979 notes say “Stern bought Jack Frank’s house”)
Photos
81 Country Club Drive
1957
Walter Schmid
Jim Erdle was the builder. Cedar exterior and butternut wood in interior, backs up to Irondequoit Country Club golf course. Milt Karz 2nd owner. Veronica Mecca Dahle and Stan sold to Punky and Tom Roger 11/13. Then went on market in 2017.
(Photos were provided by Veronica Mecca-Dahle.)
Photos
3575 East Avenue
1953
Alvah F. Stahl
House built for former owner of Rochester Lumber.
3955 East Avenue
1964
Dr. Lou Goldstein
(Listed in Don’s book as a 1962 job)
Photos
200 French Road
1940
Merwin Reed
Medina stone ranch. Near the northeast corner of Monroe Avenue across from Pittsford Plaza. It, like some others have been hemmed in by development that was certainly not anticipated.
174 Golf Avenue
1950-1951
Glenn and Norma Mentch
Passive solar, radiant heat (next door home #170 Golf is designed by Thomas Boyde Jr., one of Rochester’s first black architects)
Hershey designed the Mentch’s first home at 80 Wisner Road in Irondequoit before designing their new home at 174 Golf Avenue.
Photos
42 Harwood Lane
1940
George Fraley
On a 2 acre lot. (House on market in August 2014 for $425,000. Sold 12/14 for $390,000)
Photos
40 Long Meadow Circle
1938-1939
Byron Morgan
New house office
Photos
Long Meadow Circle
1952
Dave Will & Phil Will
25 Parker Drive
1950
Robert E. Wright (same Wright as LaSalle Parkway homes?)
(Hershey’s notes say Wright House & Addition)
44 Parker Drive
1950-51
Robert Brown
Was most recently occupied by Jeffrey Owen Jones, Bob Dylans’ Mr. Jones from his song Ballad of a Thin Man – “Because something is happening here/But you don’t know what it is/Do you, Mister Jones?” Read Jones’ obituary by Democrat& Chronicle’s Jeff Spevak here. Read NME’s obituary here.
Home featured in Quality Budget Houses (1954)
Photos
6 San Rafael Drive
1963
Dr. Louis (or David and Jeanette) Goldstein
(David and Jeanette Goldstein got mortgage in 1963.)
Fence & pond
8 San Rafael Drive
1955
Silas Scinta
Ranch, 1 acre lot with pond and fountain. 1957 application for a variance for side setbacks.
25 San Rafael Drive
1963
Bernard (Buz) & Barbara Frank
The Franks hired Hershey to design a house for the lot they owned on Sandringham, but ditched that plan when they found and bought the lot on San Rafael.
Photos and more information
Real estate listing
28 San Rafael Drive
1962
Victor & Janet Salitan
Lot 19
Alteration and addition
San Rafael Drive
Silverstein?
San Rafael Drive
Another home on this street?
2 Stoney Clover Lane
1966
Mylin (Duke) Cramer
It’s hard to see the home due to the number of trees but the corner windows and large overhangs are there along with the interesting orientation of the home to the street. It is 3,000 sq ft on a 3 acre lot and has an indoor pool.
View photos and a video tour
4 Stoney Clover Lane
1962
Dr. J.B. (James Barry) Henshaw
2.5 acre lot, 3,105 sq ft.
18 Stoney Clover Lane
1967
Linda and Malcom Irving Glazer
Billionaire Malcom Glazer hired Hershey in 1967 to design this sprawling home for him. It was one of Don’s favorites. And quite large – 5024 sq. ft. on 2 acres. Stone or part stone.
Marked with 3 stars by Hershey in his notes. xxx Hershey code.
From Wikipedia: Malcolm Irving Glazer (August 15, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American businessman and sports team owner. He was the president and chief executive officer of First Allied Corporation, a holding company for his varied business interests, and owned both Manchester United of the Premier League and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.
Photos
14? Stoney Clover Lane
1958
(Dr.?) Robert Dickerson
(Alteration to home)
110 Thornell Road
1948
Jack Armstrong
Medina stone, 1.8 private, wooded acres, rounded walls, walls of glass bring in nature.
Photos
133 West Brook Road
1949
James E. LuValle
Indicated by XX by Hershey (refers to prestigious clients he rated between 1 and 3 X’s) – Rayduct floor, Lot 29-B of Long Meadow subdivision. James LuValle was cited in Black History series in D&C about being an Olympian and the first Black Ph.D. to be hired by Kodak.
215 West Brook Road
1949-1950
Wyatt Brummit
3.6 acres, open floor plan, In the Long Meadow subdivision
Photos