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The Rundel Memorial Building is a historic library building located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York . It is the original downtown site of the Rochester Public Library, and along with the Bausch & Lomb Library Building directly across the street, serves as the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County. It is framed in reinforced concrete and faced in smooth Indiana limestone . It consists of three main floors, a mezzanine, two underground levels, a catwalk level above the river, and a penthouse area for equipment. It was constructed between 1934 and 1936, and represents an integration of Beaux-Arts planning and massing with Art Deco detailing and stylization. The building is sited along the east side of the Genesee River directly above the Johnson and Seymour millrace and Rochester Subway . The building was built in part with monies from the estate of Morton W. Rundel and with a grant from the Public Works Administration .

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2-515: It is a work of prominent Rochester architectural firm Gordon & Kaelber It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. This article about a historic property or district in Monroe County , New York , listed on the National Register of Historic Places , is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gordon %26 Kaelber Gordon & Kaelber

4-443: Was an architectural firm of Rochester, New York , extant from 1918 to 1932. The partners included Edwin S. Gordon, who died in 1932, and William G. Kaelber. The firm was preceded by Gordon & Madden and Gordon, Madden & Kaelber , which included William V. Madden as partner. A number of its works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Works include: The firm's drawings are being catalogued by

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