Powers Building

Historic commercial building in New York, United States

United States historic place

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Powers Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Powers Building, 2017
43°9′21″N 77°36′48″W / 43.15583°N 77.61333°W / 43.15583; -77.61333
Area	less than one acre
Built	1869
Architect	Andrew Jackson Warner
NRHP reference No.	73001204^[1] (original) 100004417^[2] (increase)
Added to NRHP	April 3, 1973
Boundary increase	September 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]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Weekly List 20190913". U.S. National Park Service. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^ "The Powers Building". Archived from the original on 2003-07-13. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
^ 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Powers Building.

The Powers Building website
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-5649, "Powers Building, 16 Main Street West, Rochester, Monroe County, NY", 7 photos, 9 data pages

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Preceded by unknown	Tallest building in Rochester, NY 165 feet (50 m) 1869-1890	Succeeded by Saint Michael's Church

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