It is framed in reinforced concrete and faced in smooth Indiana limestone, and consists of three main floors: a mezzanine, two underground levels, a catwalk level above the river, and a penthouse area for equipment.

It was constructed between 1934 and 1936, and represents an integration of Beaux-Arts planning and massing with Art Deco detailing and stylization.

The building is sited along the east side of the Genesee River directly above the Johnson and Seymour millrace and Rochester Subway.

It was built in part with monies from the estate of Morton W. Rundel and with a grant from the Public Works Administration.

[2] It is a work of prominent Rochester architectural firm Gordon & Kaelber[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.