Rochester City Hall (New York)

United States historic place


Federal Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	30 Church St., Rochester, New York
Coordinates	43°9′25″N 77°36′54″W / 43.15694°N 77.61500°W / 43.15694; -77.61500
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1885; 140 years ago (1885)
Architect	Harvey & Charles Ellis, M.E. Bell
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	72000856
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1972

Rochester City Hall is a historic government building in Rochester in Monroe County, New York. Also known as the Federal Building and Old Post Office, the building was originally built for use by the federal government. 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. The building has served as the City Hall since the 1970s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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.

City Hall annex
Entrance
Tower
Grotesque

References

^ "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

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