Opened in 1959, the 16-story tower was once the home of the Rochester State Hospital, serving as a mental ward that boasted 1,000 beds until it closed in 1995.

The empty building, which was one of the largest mental health facilities built in the United States, continues to rise above the southern outskirts of the city to this day.

[4] It became the new home of the Rochester State Hospital, which had existed since 1891 after replacing the Monroe County Insane Asylum.

[6] Since then, the empty Terrence Building had become a popular destination for urban explorers, similar to the Rochester subway tunnels.

Proposals to remodel or demolish the tower have been on hold due to the sheer cost of dealing with a building of that size, despite nearby residents complaining about the vacant, graffiti-covered, and deteriorating structure.