Chamber of Commerce (Rochester, New York)

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Chamber of Commerce
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Chamber of Commerce, September 2012
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Location55 Saint Paul St., Rochester, New York
Coordinates 43°9′28″N77°36′36″W / 43.15778°N 77.61000°W / 43.15778; -77.61000
Arealess than one acre
Built1916
ArchitectBragdon, Claude; Evans, Charles
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Beaux Arts
MPS Inner Loop MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002859 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 04, 1985

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. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

In 2001 the building was sold for $1.4 million to State University of New York Brockport as home for their MetroCenter. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Ted Bartlett (August 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chamber of Commerce Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-10-20.See also: "Accompanying two photos".
  3. "MetroCenter Ceremony Set". Democrat and Chronicle. 15 Sep 2002. Retrieved July 26, 2023.