The Elwood Building was built in 1879 for a Rochester lawyer Frank W. Elwood, whose family owned the property.[1] The Elwood Building was the first building to have a mail chute, which was installed in 1884 by James Goold Cutler, the inventor of the mail chute.
| Elwood Building | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Location | Corner of State Street and Main Street (115 South Street) |
| Town or city | Rochester, New York |
| Country | US |
| Groundbreaking | May 13, 1879 |
| Opened | 1879 |
| Demolished | 1967 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | James G. Cutler |
| References | |
| [1] | |
References edit
- ^ a b "Monroe County (NY) Library System - Pathfinders - Architecture - Lost Rochester". Libraryweb.org. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- 43°09′22″N 77°36′45″W / 43.156025°N 77.612497°W - Demolished in 1967.
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