The interior of this home offers many exquisite original architectural details including an enclosed vestibule with lincrusta lined walls & an elaborate tile floor; Doric columns that set off the living room; Pocket doors that separate living room from the dining rm; iron-speckled brick fireplaces in living room and one of the four bedrooms; A luscious boxed beam ceiling that crowns the dining room; A spectacular Edwardian era stained glass window on the stair landing; A number of lovely original lighting fixtures sprinkled around the house, Three fireplaces that grace three floors; Two laundry chutes; A massive open porch, and many more than can be mentioned here! The Master bedroom has large private bath with separate tub and shower. There's an eat-in kitchen with a walk-in pantry.
363 Canterbury Road is a good example of a large modified American Foursquare house executed in the Colonial Revival style. Its classic cube-like form with broad hipped roof and dormers on all four sides is smartly enhanced by the half-width front porch with its delicate pediment, ionic columns, and broad brick stoop, the classically-inspired oeil-de-boeuf and arched windows, and the whimsical shingled hoods that peel out from the house to shelter bay windows and the side-entry. Additional early-twentieth century design influence can be seen in the use of a Chicago-Window in the front bay with its signature broad picture window beset by two double-hung windows, as well as in the wide clapboard siding with its belt-line at the second floor.
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The history...
The house at 363 Canterbury Road in the Park Avenue Neighborhood was built in 1912 for newlyweds John and Minnie (Risley) Calder. Originally known as 316 Pacific Avenue, the Calder-LeFevre house was one of the very first homes to be built on the street, and so, originally overlooked the Erie Canal before it was rerouted around the city in 1918. Both John and Minnie had been previously married and outlived both of their former spouses. The mortgage the Calder’s used to pay for the construction of their house was financed by Harriet Bentley, founder of the Harley School.
John Calder (1853-1926) was the youngest son of Scottish immigrants John and Ann Calder. During his younger years John was well known as a talented early baseball player during the 1860s-1870s. During the 1870s he began following in his father’s footsteps by opening a small grocery, but soon began a life-long career as clerk and later deputy commissioner of the US Custom’s house at the harbor in Charlotte. John and his first wife Harriet were wed in 1875 and had three children, Maysie, John Jr, and Miriam. After John’s death in 1926 Minnie and his youngest daughter Miriam, who was also recently widowed, continued to live in the house until around 1930.
After a brief period of being rented, Elmer and Jane (Taylor) LeFevre purchased the home in around 1935. 1935 proved to be an auspicious year for the LeFevres, as Elmer entered into a business venture as treasurer with Allen and William Eber to form Eber Brothers Wine and Liquor. Elmer remained with the company as it grew to regional prominence, eventually becoming director before retiring in 1989. Elmer was also dedicated to public service, as an active member of the local masonic lodge for 75 years, and and active member and leader in the Rochester Rotary for decades starting in 1941. Elmer and Jane would continue to own the house until moving out in 1976. Elmer outlived his beloved wife by thirty years, getting the rare privilege to know his great-great grandchildren before passing at the age of 101.
