East Avenue Inhabitants, as noted in the Rochester House Directory, Volume 7, years 1903-1904.
Note: We’ve listed only heads of households and their wives in most cases. Also, occupations listed here refer to the positions held by the husbands. This occupational information was gleaned from the Rochester City Directory Volume 54, 1903. House numbers have changed through the years. This chart represents only a selection of East Avenue inhabitants. Not every household on the street has been listed.
| House number | Name | Occupation |
| 214 | Sibley, Mr. & Mrs. Hiram W. | Owner of Triangle Building |
| 227 | Smith, J. Moreau | President of Rochester Trust & Safe Deposit Co. |
| 234 | -Powers, Helen Craig -Perkins, Mr. & Mrs. Gilman N. |
-Widow of Daniel
Powers, banker & owner of the Powers Building -Secretary of City Realty Co. |
| 250 | Vogt, Mr. & Mrs. Albrecht | President and treasurer of Vogt Manufacturing & Coach Lace Co. (casket + carriage trimmings) |
| 251 | Cook, Mr. & Mrs. Frederick | President of Rochester German Insurance Co. and of The German American Bank of Rochester |
| 268 | Meyer, Mr. & Mrs. Theobold | Partner in Garson, Meyer & Co. (clothiers) |
| 275 | Perkins, Mr. & Mrs. Erickson | Partner in Spader & Perkins (stock brokers) |
| 281 | Bausch, Mr. & Mrs. Edward | Vice President of Bausch & Lomb Optical Company |
| 293 | Strong, Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. | President of Eastman Kodak Company |
| 303 | Lamberton, Alex. B. | Real estate |
| 304 | Stern, Mr. & Mrs. Morley A. | Partner in Michaels, Stern & Co. (clothiers) |
| 309 | Ellsworth, Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. | Partner in Ellsworth & Grant (building contractors) |
| 314 | Cutler, Mr. & Mrs. James G. | Architect (Served as mayor of Rochester from 1904 – 1908) |
| 315 | Raines, Mr. & Mrs. George | Lawyer (and former district attorney and state senator) |
| 324 | Curtice, Mr. & Mrs. Edgar N. | Vice President and treasurer of Curtice Brothers Co. (canned goods) |
| 335 | Ward, Mr. & Mrs. Levi S. | Owner of Levi S. Ward & Co. (insurance agency) |
| 353 | Brewster, Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. | President of Traders National Bank |
| 362 | Sibley, Mr. & Mrs. Rufus A. | President of Sibley, Lindsay, Curr & Co. (Dept. store) |
| 373 | Lindsay, Mr. & Mrs. Alexander M. | Vice President of Sibley, Lindsay, Curr & Co. (Dept. Store) |
| 386 | Cunningham, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. | Partner in James Cunningham, Son & Co. (carriage manufacturers) |
| 389 | Boswell, Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. | President of Rochester Machine Screw Co. |
| 400 | Eastman, George | Treasurer and founder of Eastman Kodak Co. |
| 415 | Harris, Mr. & Mrs. Edward | President of Security Trust Co. and partner in Harris & Harris (law firm) |
| 416 | Shantz, Mr. & Mrs. Moses B. | President of M.B. Shantz Co. (buttons) and treasurer of International Button Co. |
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