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Rochester has a public library, a branch of the Fulton County Public Library. [21] The Rochester Community School Corporation is housed in Rochester, operating two elementary level schools (Columbia, PK-grade 1 [ 22 ] and Riddle, grades 2–4 [ 23 ] ), Rochester Middle School (grades 5–7) [ 24 ] and Rochester Community High School (grades 8 ...
The Rochester Downtown Historic District is a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Rochester, Indiana, United States. It was placed on the Register on June 24, 2008. [2] The majority of buildings in the area are masonry and Italianate while structures outside the district are largely residential frame built ...
[3] Name on the Register [4] Image Date listed [5] Location City or town Description 1: Akron Historic District: March 11, 2024 (Roughly both sides of Rochester Street between Marcus Street to the west and State Road 14 North to the east and both sides of Mishawaka Street between North Street to the north and Rochester Street to the south.
By the spring of 1833 the settlement was a successful and thriving farming community. Rochester was laid out in 1835. The founder Alexander Chamberlain named it for his former hometown of Rochester, New York. [7] The Rochester post office was established in 1836. [8] Fulton County was formed in 1836.
Lake Manitou is a man-made lake in Rochester, Indiana, created in 1827 by the federal government of the United States for the Potowatomi Native American tribe. The lake was created as a part of the treaty with the Potowatomi that required the U.S. government to create a mill for Potowatomi use. [1]
Rochester Township is one of eight townships in Fulton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,201 (up from 10,181 at 2010 [ 4 ] ) and it contained 4,924 housing units. Geography
The Fulton County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana. It was built in 1895–1896, and is a four-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style limestone building. It has a cross-hall plan and features a central bell and clock tower with a pyramidal roof.
Lyman M. Brackett House is a historic home located at Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana. It was built in 1884–1886, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, irregular plan, Queen Anne style frame dwelling topped by a slate gable roof. It features multiple gables, an octagonal tower, and wraparound brick porch. Also on the property is a contributing ...