Elwood Building

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Elwood Building
General information
LocationCorner of State Street and Main Street (115 South Street)
Town or cityRochester NY
CountryUS
GroundbreakingMay 13, 1879
Opened1879
Demolished1967
Technical details
Floor count7
Design and construction
ArchitectJames G. Cutler
References
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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.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Monroe County (NY) Library System - Pathfinders - Architecture - Lost Rochester". Libraryweb.org. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
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