Wilder Building

Wilder Building
Location 1 E. Main St., Rochester, New York
Coordinates 43°9′19″N 77°36′44″W / 43.15528°N 77.61222°W / 43.15528; -77.61222Coordinates: 43°9′19″N 77°36′44″W / 43.15528°N 77.61222°W / 43.15528; -77.61222
Area less than one acre
Built 1887
Architect Warner & Brockett
Architectural style Romanesque
MPS Inner Loop MRA
NRHP Reference # 85002863[1]
Added to NRHP October 04, 1985

Wilder Building is a historic office building located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It is an eleven story steel or iron framed brick clad structure built between 1887 and 1888 in a modified Romanesque style. It is considered Rochester's first modern skyscraper. It was designed by noted Rochester architects Warner & Brockett.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Ted Bartlett (August 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wilder Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying three photographs


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