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Court Exchange Building-National Casket Company
The Court–Exchange Building in June 2010
Location: 142 Exchange St., Rochester, New York Coordinates: 43°9′9″N 77°36′40″W / 43.1525°N 77.61111°WCoordinates: 43°9′9″N 77°36′40″W / 43.1525°N 77.61111°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1881 Architect: Ellis, Harvey Architectural style: Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque Governing body: Private MPS: Inner Loop MRA NRHP Reference#: 85002850[1] Added to NRHP: October 04, 1985 Court Exchange Building-National Casket Company is a historic industrial and commercial building located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It is a six story, brick structure with Richardsonian Romanesque details designed by Harvey Ellis and built in 1881 for Samuel Stein, a local manufacturer of wooden caskets. In 1890, Stein merged with several other casket manufacturers across the country to form the National Casket Company. The building was used until 1984 to manufacture, display, and warehouse caskets.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Ted Bartlett (August 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Court Exchange Building-National Casket Company". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4166. Retrieved 2009-11-01. See also: "Accompanying two photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4167.
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Rochester, New York
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Buildings and structures completed in 1881
- Romanesque Revival architecture in New York
- Monroe County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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