Sibley Triangle Building, historic commercial building in New York, United States
The Sibley Triangle Building is a brick commercial structure in downtown Rochester at the corner of East Avenue and East Main Street. It has five stories, a distinctive flat-iron shape that tapers at one end, and ornamental marble and limestone details on the lower two floors that set it apart from surrounding rectangular buildings.
The building was designed in 1897 by renowned architect J. Foster Warner for businessman Hiram W. Sibley and features Italian Renaissance architectural elements popular at that time. In 1985 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its historical importance and to help protect it.
The building is named after Hiram W. Sibley, a prominent businessman who shaped the area's development. Today it serves the community through its role as home to a divinity school and student housing, connecting the neighborhood's past with present educational life.
The building is located at a busy intersection in downtown and is easy to spot and reach from different vantage points. Visitors can best view its distinctive flat-iron shape and ornamental details by walking past it from nearby streets at the intersection.
The building's flat-iron shape resulted from being built on a triangular plot at a street corner, which was an unusual architectural solution for the time. This distinctive design makes it a recognizable landmark that stands out noticeably from the standard rectangular structures typical of the surrounding area.
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