{"nrhp_refnum":"12000014","name":"Central Trust Bank Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"44 Exchange Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rochester","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.15691727400008,"lon":-77.61149805399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-02-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story International Style bank and office building at 44 Exchange Boulevard in downtown Rochester, New York, designed by Carl Traver and opened in 1959, with later additions in 1964 and 1968.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is Rochester's best example of 1950s International Style modernism and an excellent, intact example of 1950s curtain-wall construction. Its metal-and-glass wall used the H.H. Robertson Company's \"V-Wall\" system, which still works after 53 years. Original drawings and an erection manual survive, allowing study of the technology.","narrative":"Rising five stories at the corner of Exchange Boulevard and Broad Street in downtown Rochester, this former bank headquarters shows how 1950s International Style design reshaped the city's financial district. Architect Carl Traver designed it, and the Pike Company built it in three phases. It opened in April 1959 with three stories, gained two more in 1964, and received a small eastern addition in 1968 by Myron Starks, which added drive-up banking and covered parking. The building is composed of flat-roofed sections with a continuous metal-and-glass curtain wall, porcelain enamel spandrels, aluminum mullions, stainless-steel-clad pilotis, and tan limestone towers. The wall uses the H.H. Robertson Company's Versatile Wall system, which was featured in the company's national advertising. The nomination presents the building as Rochester's finest local example of the style and of intact curtain-wall construction, supported by surviving drawings and an erection manual. Its interior retains an original Mosler vault and some cabinetry and paneling. The building is now vacant.","period_of_significance":"1959-1968","architect_builder":"Traver, Carl and Starks, Myron; built by the Pike Company","architectural_style":"International Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as vacant/not in use.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:47.875209-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/12000014.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000014/0d95e50a01-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000014/0d95e50a01-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Santanacarballo","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_Central_Trust_Bank_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Santanacarballo</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_Central_Trust_Bank_Building.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100010188","name":"Four Corners-Genesee Crossroads Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/four-corners-genesee-crossroads-historic-district-100010188/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318774","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Trust_Bank_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23091455"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/central-trust-bank-building-12000014/"}