Powers Building | |
Location: | 6-42 W. Main St., 20-56 Fitzhugh St., Rochester, New York |
Coordinates: | 43.1558°N -77.6133°W |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Marker: | building |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map showing the Powers Building location |
Built: | 1869 |
Architect: | Andrew Jackson Warner |
Added: | April 3, 1973 |
Increase: | September 13, 2019 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 73001204 |
Increase Refnum: | 100004417[1] |
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, 165feetby171feetft (byft) 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.[2] It was designed by noted Rochester architect Andrew Jackson Warner.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. In 2019, the adjacent Powers Hotel was also added to the listing.