Powers Building

Powers Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Powers Building, 1904
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Location	W. Main and State Sts., Rochester, New York
Coordinates	43°9′21″N 77°36′48″W / 43.15583°N 77.61333°W / 43.15583; -77.61333Coordinates: 43°9′21″N 77°36′48″W / 43.15583°N 77.61333°W / 43.15583; -77.61333
Area	less than one acre
Built	1869
Architect	Warner, Andrew Jackson
NRHP Reference #	73001204
Added to NRHP	April 03, 1973

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, 165-by-171-foot (50 by 52 m) 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. It was designed by noted Rochester architect Andrew Jackson Warner.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.