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Award of Merit: Bridge Square Building

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The Landmark Society’s 2013 Preservation Awards will be presented this year at a special event on Sunday, November 10 at 3:00 p.m. in Rochester’s historic City Hall, the spectacular Richardsonian Romanesque landmark located downtown at 30 Church Street. The Awards are given each year to individuals and organizations in our nine-county area who have made outstanding efforts in the preservation of their homes, historic properties, and landscapes. In anticipation of the upcoming Awards Ceremony we will be featuring some of this year’s award winners.

The Award of Merit is for the sympathetic rehabilitation of an historic building in our 9-county region completed within the past two years.

Bridge Square Building
242 West Main Street, City of Rochester

Photo courtesy of Richard Margolis
Photo courtesy of Richard Margolis

Located in the Bridge Square Historic District, this handsome industrial building is situated at the western gateway into the city’s downtown business district.  It was originally built around 1900 as the headquarters of the J. Hungerford Smith Company, manufacturers of flavored syrups and soda fountain products.  Its subsequent uses were a City Hall annex, a trade/high school, and, most recently, the Josh Lofton High School of the City School District. The building was purchased by Passero Associates, who rehabilitated it for mixed use, sustainable, design that includes their own offices, retail spaces, and loft-style apartments.

Photo Courtesy Gene Avallone
Photo Courtesy Gene Avallone

Major rehabilitation work included the replacement of much-altered exterior windows with new window sash fabricated in the style of the original, c.1900 windows.   Listed in the State and National Registers of Historic Places, the project was completed by Passero Associates, in conjunction with Spoleta Construction, using the Federal Investment Tax Credit program for income-producing properties.

Photo Courtesy Don Corcoran Photography
Photo Courtesy Don Corcoran Photography

Visit our Success Stories page to see 2012 Preservation Award winners and stay tuned for more 2013 winners!

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