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Cox Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Cox Building

On the National Register since 198442 years
RomanesqueListed 1984Rochester
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About Cox Building

Cox Building, at 36-48 St. Paul St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 11, 1984. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Romanesque, as it does for 140 other New York listings. It was listed as part of Department Store TR. 25 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric commercial building in New York, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 8 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

36-48 St. Paul St., Rochester · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Cox BuildingStart here
  2. 2Edwards BuildingRenaissance · next door
  3. 3Granite BuildingRenaissance · next door
  4. 4National Company BuildingClassical Revival · next door
  5. 5Chamber of CommerceClassical Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

51 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BH. H. Warner BuildingFederal<0.1 miStMain Street BridgeStructure0.1 miBCentral Trust Bank BuildingInternational · Built 19590.1 miBMichaels-Stern BuildingBeaux Arts0.1 miBOur Lady of Victory Roman Catholic ChurchEarly Romanesque Revival0.1 miBCohen, H. C., Company Building-Andrews BuildingRomanesque0.1 miStErie Canal: Second Genesee AqueductBuilt 18420.2 miBWilder BuildingRomanesque0.2 miBLawyers Cooperative Publishing Company ComplexBuilding0.2 miBPowers Building and Powers Hotel (Boundary Increase)Building0.2 miBReynolds ArcadeArt Deco · Built 19320.2 miBFirst National Bank of Rochester-Old Monroe County Savings Bank BuildingClassical Revival0.2 miDFour Corners-Genesee Crossroads Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBEllwanger and Barry BuildingBuilding0.2 miBSibley's, Lindsay and Curr BuildingBuilding0.2 miBRochester Savings BankBuilding0.2 miStAndrews Street BridgeBuilt 18930.2 miBSt. Joseph Roman Catholic Church and RectoryItalianate0.2 mi
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BKirstein BuildingClassical Revival0.2 miDSt. Paul-North Water Streets Historic DistrictRomanesque0.2 miBGerman United Evangelical Church ComplexLate Romanesque Revival0.2 miBLehigh Valley Railroad StationGothic0.3 miBSt. Mary's Roman Catholic Church and RectoryEarly Romanesque Revival0.3 miStCourt Street BridgeBuilt 18930.3 miBGannett BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miDCity Hall Historic DistrictItalian Renaissance0.3 miBFederal BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18850.3 miBSibley Triangle BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miDEast Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miDState Street Historic DistrictFederal0.3 miBEnglish Evangelical Church of the Reformation and Parish HouseLate Romanesque Revival0.3 miBJewish Young Men's and Women's AssociationColonial Revival0.3 miBRochester Fire Department Headquarters and ShopsArt Deco0.3 miBBuilding at 216-222 South AvenueBuilding0.4 miBNaval Armory-Convention HallClassical Revival0.4 miBCourt Exchange Building-National Casket CompanyRomanesque0.4 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchGothic0.4 miBEbenezer Watts HouseItalianate0.4 miBFirst Universalist ChurchBuilding0.4 miBTerminal BuildingBuilding0.4 miBWashington Street RowhousesGreek Revival0.4 miBBrick Presbyterian Church ComplexEarly Romanesque Revival0.4 miDBrown's Race Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.4 miDCampbell-Whittlesey HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBJonathan Child House & Brewster-Burke House Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 miBBevier Memorial BuildingBuilding0.5 miBRundel Memorial LibraryArt Deco0.5 miDBridge Square Historic DistrictRomanesque0.5 miBUniversity ClubFederal0.5 miBAdam Brown BlockRomanesque · Built 18850.5 miDGrove Place Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 mi
More like it

Romanesque style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Romanesque.

Cohen, H. C., Company Building-Andrews Building0.1 mi away
Wilder Building0.2 mi away
Court Exchange Building-National Casket Company0.4 mi away
Brown's Race Historic District0.4 mi away

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Questions about Cox Building

Is Cox Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 11, 1984 (Register number 84000279).

Is Cox Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Susan B. Anthony House, 1 mile away.

Can you visit Cox Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Cox Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 8 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75313614 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.