Building Name: Gorsline Building
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Looking South, the Gorsline Building is on the right. |
Street Address: 418 Commercial Street
Owner: City of Rochester
Present Use (2003): High Falls Building, as festival area and office space
Heritage Status? Historic Landmark
Building Information
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The City of Rochester acquired the building in the 1980's and renamed it the High Falls Building in 2000. |
Date Built: 1888
Subsequent Uses: Rochester Folding Box Co. c. 1896-1916, Williams, Hoyt & Co. (shoe manufacturer) c. 1886-1925, and Genesee Lithographic c. 1901-1905.
Previous Buildings on site: First building was erected c. 1881-1882 for Steam Gauge and Lantern Co. Burned down in 1888 and rebuilt as Gorsline Building.
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The effects of fire on November 9, 1888 at the Steam Gauge and Lantern Works near the Upper Falls of the Genesee River. |
Architecture
Design and Style: 19th century industrial with Romanesque revival detailing
Architect/Builder: William Gorsline
Construction Materials: stone and brick
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 Advertisements for two of the businesses that once operated in the Gorsline Building (Rochester Directory, 1903) |
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