Powers Building
The Powers Building, 2017
Powers Building is located in New York
Powers Building
Powers Building is located in the United States
Powers Building
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Location6-42 W. Main St., 20-56 Fitzhugh St., Rochester, New York
Coordinates43°9′21″N 77°36′48″W / 43.15583°N 77.61333°W / 43.15583; -77.61333
Arealess than one acre
Built1869
ArchitectAndrew Jackson Warner
NRHP reference No.73001204[1] (original)
100004417[2] (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 3, 1973
Boundary increaseSeptember 13, 2019

Powers Building is a historic office building located in Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It was built in 1869 and is a nine-story, 165-by-171-foot (50 by 52 m) building, laid out around a large open stairwell in the center. It features a triple mansard roof and observation tower which were added after initial construction, between 1873 and 1888, by Daniel Powers to maintain its standing as the tallest building in Rochester.[3] It was designed by noted Rochester architect Andrew Jackson Warner.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] In 2019, the adjacent Powers Hotel was also added to the listing.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Weekly List 20190913". U.S. National Park Service. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Powers Building". Archived from the original on 2003-07-13. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  4. ^ Louise A. Klinke and Cornelia E. Brooke (November 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Powers Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-01. See also: "Accompanying two photos".

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Records Preceded byunknown Tallest building in Rochester, NY165 feet (50 m) 1869-1890 Succeeded bySaint Michael's Church


U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New York
City of Rochester, New York
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