25 Culver Rd, Rochester, NY 14620

In 1840, C.F. Crosman founded the Crosman Seed House at 901 Monroe Avenue. By 1890, it was one of the largest seed houses in the world, encompassing over 1,200 acres. Until it was sold in 1925, the Crosman Seed Company defined the Upper Monroe Neighborhood. Its legacy lives on today in the pride that Upper Monroe homeowners take in their yards and gardens, and the affinity that residents feel toward their parks and open spaces. Upper Monroe is located less than 1.5 miles from downtown Rochester, a 3-minute car ride or short bus ride along the popular #7 line. Upper Monroe encompasses 17 streets that intersect Monroe Avenue between I-490 and Culver Road. Residents can walk to: Popular East End, Corn Hill, and Park Avenue Festivals Geva Theatre and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Public Library, YMCA, and many other neighborhood-friendly businesses located on eclectic Monroe Avenue Cultural institutions along East Avenue and Park Avenue. Upper Monroe's greatest asset is its sense of community. Residents enjoy the "connectivity" that city living offers, holding block parties and "meet your neighbor" nights. They enjoy the neighborhood's special character, which defines all that is best about city living. The neighborhood is comprised of 1,400 households with approximately 3,300 residents. It is a diverse neighborhood of owners, renters, old-timers, just-in-towners, restaurants, and faith institutions. Upper Monroe residents take pride in the architecture of their houses, mostly built in the 1910s and 1920s. The neighborhood boasts a variety of architectural styles, including Colonial Revival and American Foursquare. A Claude Bragdon home is one of the special finds in Upper Monroe