The famous person George Eastman is associated with one of more of the Monroe County historic places.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Monroe County places including Crandall & Strobel, J. Foster Warner, F.D. Hyde, Madden & Kaelber Gordon, Lindsay & Curr Co. Sibley, Louis P. Rogers, John Abbs, Bohacket & Brew, Edwards Department Store and Andrew Jackson Warner. Prominent architectural styles found in Monroe Country are Gothic, Renaissance and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.