Chamber of Commerce (Rochester, New York) explained

Chamber of Commerce
Location:55 Saint Paul St., Rochester, New York
Coordinates:43.1578°N -77.61°W
Built:1916
Architect:Bragdon, Claude; Evans, Charles
Architecture:Classical Revival, Beaux Arts
Added:October 04, 1985
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:85002859

Chamber of Commerce is a historic chamber of commerce building located at 55 St. Paul Street, Rochester, Monroe County, New York. The building was a gift of George Eastman. It is a four-story building in the Classical Revival/Beaux-Arts style designed by Claude Fayette Bragdon and built in 1916. A seven-bay addition to the building was completed in 1925.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

In 2001 the building was sold for $1.4 million to State University of New York Brockport as home for their MetroCenter.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chamber of Commerce Building. August 1985. 2009-10-20 . Ted Bartlett . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying two photos.
  2. News: MetroCenter Ceremony Set . July 26, 2023 . Democrat and Chronicle . 15 Sep 2002.