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Rochester designates Central Park a historic landmark

Rochester City Council · November 18, 2025

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Summary

Council approved a historic landmark designation for Central Park, finding it meets criteria for community significance and historic integrity (period of significance 1856–1945). Historic preservation staff and local historians testified in support; council approved an ordinance directing the city attorney to prepare implementing language.

Parks staff presented an eligibility study recommending Central Park be designated as a Rochester historic landmark under criteria recognizing its role as a public square and its architectural and urban-form significance. Staff noted the park’s period of significance as…

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