It was built in 1869 and is a nine-story, 165-by-171-foot (50 by 52 m) building, laid out around a large open stairwell in the center.

[3] It features a triple mansard roof and observation tower which were added after initial construction, between 1873 and 1888, by Daniel Powers to maintain its standing as the tallest building in Rochester.

[4] It was designed by noted Rochester architect Andrew Jackson Warner.

[5] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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