Rochester City Hall (New York)
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| Location | N. Fitzhugh and Church Sts., Rochester, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°9′25″N 77°36′54″W / 43.15694°N 77.61500°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1885 |
| Architect | Ellis, Harvey & Charles; Bell, M.E. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000856[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
Federal Building, also known as the Old Post Office, is a historic office building located at 30 Church Street, Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It is a four-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style structure with an inner court and tower. It was built between 1885 and 1889 of heavy brown sandstone with a metal skeleton. It was expanded in 1893 and in 1907. The building was designed in part by architect Harvey Ellis under the Office of the Supervising Architect Mifflin E. Bell.[2] The building now serves as the Rochester City Hall. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
Federal offices in Rochester, the Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building, and the United States Court House are located across the street at 100 State Street.
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Louise A. Klinke (February 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Federal Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
External links
Media related to Rochester City Hall (New York) at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-5647, "U.S. Post Office & Courthouse, 30 Church Street, Rochester, Monroe County, NY", 18 photos, 16 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- Rochester City Hall photo tour
- Buildings and structures in Rochester, New York
- City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state)
- Government buildings completed in 1885
- Romanesque Revival architecture in New York (state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Rochester, New York
- Monroe County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs