Great Homes of Rochester
Great Homes of Rochester

Great Homes of Rochester

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2002
0h 46m
9.0(1 votes)
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Overview

Travel through the streets of Rochester and you’ll find some extraordinary architecture. From California bungalows to English Tudors, French colonials to Victorians, the Flour City is home to so many beautiful dwellings. WXXI takes you on a private tour inside some of these exquisite house in Great Homes of Rochester.

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Cast & Crew

16 members
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Eleanor McQuillken

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Geff Yancey

Himself

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Cynthia Howk

Herself / Historian

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Charles Reagan

Himself / Charlotte Whitney Allen's Chauffeur

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Crew

Victoria Schmitt

Herself / Friend of Charlotte Whitney Allen

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Ruth Rosenberg Naparsteck

Herself / Rochester City Historian

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Mary Hanson

Herself / VP of Rural Opportunities, Inc.

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Stuart Mitchell

Himself / CEO of Rural Opportunities Inc.

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Kate Hall

Self / Rural Opportunities Inc. Employee

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Carey Corea

Himself / President of Idea Connections

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Corrin Strong

Himself / Owner of Hartford House

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Austin Wadsworth

Himself / Owner of the Homestead

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Marguerite Antell

Herself / First owner of the Mushroom House

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James Johnson

Self / Architect

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Christine Whitman

Herself / Owner of the Mushroom House

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Joan O'Byrne

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