Sibley's, Lindsay and Curr Building

Sibley's, Lindsay and Curr Building
Sibley's, Lindsay and Curr Building, January 2018
Location 250 E. Main St., Rochester, New York
Coordinates 43°9′29″N 77°36′21″W / 43.15806°N 77.60583°W / 43.15806; -77.60583Coordinates: 43°9′29″N 77°36′21″W / 43.15806°N 77.60583°W / 43.15806; -77.60583
Built 1904 (1904), 1911, 1924
Architect Warner, J. Foster
Architectural style Chicago School
Website Official website
MPS Inner Loop MRA
NRHP reference # 84003945[1]
Added to NRHP January 8, 2014

Sibley's, Lindsay and Curr Building is a historic commercial building located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It was designed by noted Rochester architect J. Foster Warner and built for Sibley's in 1904. It is a five-story, Chicago school style skeletal steel building sheathed in brown Roman brick with deeply set Chicago style windows. It features a clock tower with Baroque and Renaissance style details. Additions were made to the building in 1911 and 1924.[2]:74–75, 78–79

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

History

Sibley's, Lindsay and Curr Building April, 2014

In 1905, after the disastrous 1904 "Sibley fire" gutted the Granite Building and much of Rochester's dry goods district,[3] Sibley's moved to its final location, the Sibley Building at the northeast corner of East Main Street and Clinton Avenue.[4] By 1939, Sibley's was the largest department store between New York City and Chicago.[4] Sibley's was acquired by The May Department Stores Company and the Sibley Building location closed in the early 1990s

See Sibley's for more information on the history of Sibley's Department Stores.

Liberty Pole Plaza

Located outside of the Sibley Building is Rochester's historic Liberty Pole Plaza,[5] a public gathering space[6] containing a large metal sculpture known as, The Liberty Pole.[7] The Liberty Pole has been a pillar of the Rochester Community for many decades and in many images the Sibley Building provides a backdrop to the metallic artwork, taking its place in a number of historic photos throughout the years.

Monroe Community College - Damon City Campus

The Sibley Building was formerly home to State University of New York's MCC Downtown Campus, Damon City Campus.[8] The campus opened in 1991 as the college's second campus and remained in the building until completion of its new Downtown Campus, located in the Kodak Tower, headquarters of the Kodak company.[8]

Current - Sibley Square

Today, the building is owned by WinnCompanies of Boston, and is currently undergoing re-development into a multi-use building. The building is now known as Sibley Square and houses businesses such as High Tech Rochester along with 104 luxury, market-rate apartments branded under Spectra at Sibley Square, 21 units for middle-income households, and 72 senior apartments for people 55 and older branded under The Landmark at Sibley Square.[9] Retail is also planned for the ground floor of the building. In addition, the address has been updated from 228 East Main Street to 250 East Main Street in Downtown Rochester, New York at the corner of East Main Street & East Avenue.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/06/14 through 1/10/14. National Park Service. 2014-01-17.
  2. ↑ Janette Johnstone (August 1984). "Inner Loop MRA" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  3. ↑ Marcotte, Bob (June 29, 2009). "Sibley Fire of 1904 unmatched in intensity". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York: Gannett Company. pp. 1B, 2B. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  4. 1 2 Marcotte, Bob (July 13, 2009). "Sibley's the great was one-of-a-kind store". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York: Gannett Company. pp. 1B, 2B. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  5. ↑ "The Liberty Pole - Rochester, NY USA". www.thelibertypole.org. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  6. ↑ "City of Rochester | Liberty Pole Plaza". www.cityofrochester.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  7. ↑ "Liberty Pole". Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  8. 1 2 "History | About MCC | Monroe Community College". www.monroecc.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  9. ↑ "Spectra at Sibley Square offers luxury living, gorgeous views". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
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