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Sibley's, Lindsay and Curr Building is a historic commercial building located at
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in
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. It was designed by noted Rochester architect J. Foster Warner and built for
Sibley's Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Company, known informally as Sibley's, was a Rochester, New York-based department store chain with stores located exclusively in the state of New York. Its flagship store, at 228 East Main Street in downtown Rochester, also ...
in 1904. The original wing of the building was constructed in 1906 as a five-story, Chicago school style skeletal steel building sheathed in brown Roman brick with deeply set Chicago style windows, topped by a clock tower with Baroque and
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style details. Additions were made to the building in 1911 and 1924, including a 12-story tower section. It was listed on the
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in 2014.


History

In 1905, after the disastrous 1904 " Sibley fire" gutted the Granite Building and much of Rochester's dry goods district, Sibley's moved to its final location, the Sibley Building at the northeast corner of East Main Street and Clinton Avenue. By 1939, Sibley's was the largest department store between
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Sibley's Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Company, known informally as Sibley's, was a Rochester, New York-based department store chain with stores located exclusively in the state of New York. Its flagship store, at 228 East Main Street in downtown Rochester, also ...
was acquired by
The May Department Stores Company The May Department Stores Company was an American department store holding company, formerly headquartered in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. It was founded in Leadville, Colorado, by David May in 1877, moving to St. Louis in 1905. After many ...
and the Sibley Building location closed in the early 1990s. See
Sibley's Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Company, known informally as Sibley's, was a Rochester, New York-based department store chain with stores located exclusively in the state of New York. Its flagship store, at 228 East Main Street in downtown Rochester, also ...
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, a public gathering space containing a large metal sculpture known as the ''Liberty Pole''. 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. The current 190-foot metal structure was erected in 1965, the third such structure on the site after two previous
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s made from wood in the 1800s.


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. The campus opened in 1991 as the college's second campus and remained in the building until completion of its ne
Downtown Campus
located in the
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, headquarters of the
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company.


Current - Sibley Square

Today, the building is owned by WinnCompanies of
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, and was re-developed into a multi-use building. After the purchase, the building was renamed to Sibley Square, and its address was updated from 228 East Main Street to 250 East Main Street. The ground floor of the building contains retail space including a DGX Grocery while the upper floors contain office space and luxury apartments.


See also

*
List of tallest buildings in Rochester, New York This list of tallest buildings in Rochester ranks high-rise buildings in the U.S. city of Rochester, New York by height. The tallest building in the city is the Xerox Tower, which rises and was completed in 1968. Tallest buildings This lis ...


References


External links


Official websiteSpectra at Sibley SquareThe Landmark at Sibley Square
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