Elwood Building | |
Location: | Corner of State Street and Main Street (115 South Street) |
Location Town: | Rochester, New York |
Location Country: | US |
Demolition Date: | 1967 |
Opened Date: | 1879 |
Groundbreaking Date: | May 13, 1879 |
Architect: | James G. Cutler |
Floor Count: | 7 |
References: | [1] |
The Elwood Building was built in 1879 for a Rochester lawyer Frank W. Elwood, whose family owned the property.[1] The Elwood Building was the first building to have a mail chute, which was installed in 1884 by James Goold Cutler, the inventor of the mail chute.