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Downtown Rochester is the economic center of Rochester, New York, and the 2nd largest in Upstate New York, [1] [2] employing more than 50,000 people, and housing more than 6,000. [ 3 ] History
An aerial view of downtown Rochester from 1938 Urban Rochester as seen from the air. Settlement of the city of Rochester in western New York State began in the late 18th century, and the city flourished with the opening of the Erie Canal.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rochester, New York, United States.The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".
The Rochester Downtown Historic District is a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Rochester, Indiana, United States. It was placed on the Register on June 24, 2008. [2] The majority of buildings in the area are masonry and Italianate while structures outside the district are largely residential frame built ...
Rochester (/ ˈ r ɒ tʃ ɛ s t ər,-ɪ s-/ ROTCH-ess-tər, -iss-) is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Monroe County.It is the fourth-most populous city and 10th most-populated municipality [3] in New York, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 census. [4]
Midtown Plaza is a city district in downtown Rochester, New York.The site was originally occupied by an indoor shopping mall designed by Victor Gruen and opened in 1962. . Although it was primarily promoted as a retail space, Gruen's vision was for the plaza to function as an all-purpose community space to revitalize the downtown
The High Falls or Upper Falls are a waterfall on the Genesee River in the city of Rochester, New York. They are one of three waterfalls within the city; the Middle and Lower Falls are about 2 miles (3.2 km) downstream. The High Falls area was the site of much of Rochester's early industrial development, where industry was powered by falling water.
The district consists of four buildings arranged in a 19th-century civic complex. The buildings are the Rochester City Hall (1874–1875), Monroe County Courthouse (1894–1896), Rochester Free Academy (1872–1873), and St. Luke's Episcopal Church (1824). Andrew Jackson Warner designed the City Hall and Free Academy buildings.