Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“The Granite Building is a historic department store building located at 124 East Main Street in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Granite Building (Rochester, New York), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 233 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,567 fires within 5 miles of Granite Building between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,640 acres in total. 169 started naturally. 289 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1173 |
| Smoking | 628 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 289 |
| Natural | 169 |
| Debris and open burning | 104 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 103 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 50 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2003 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Granite Building: 1 producer, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silver, Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Howard & Bowen Corp/Rochester, N.Y. | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Rochester Smelt & Ref/Rochester, Ny | Aluminum | Plant |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rochester, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 28 thunderstorm wind, 9 flash flood, 7 hail, 2 flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | 1 killed, 1 hurt, $55,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Rochester | $500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Rochester | $200,000 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Rochester | $100,000 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Rochester | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Rochester | $45,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $35,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Rochester | $35,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Rochester | $22,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Rochester | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $10,000 | Tree fell on a house in Rochester. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Rochester | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Flood | East Rochester | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $5,000 | Several reports of trees and powerlines down were received in Irondequoit. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Rochester | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Rochester | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $2,000 | Trees and wires downed. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Rochester | $2,000 | Power pole broken and lines down on Glazer Dr. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Rochester | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $1,000 | A light pole was downed on Lake Avenue in Rochester. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Rochester | $1,000 | A tree was reported down onto power lines on the 900 block of South Washington. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $1,000 | Tree and wire down on Garland Avenue. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $1,000 | Trees and wires down on Maple Street. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester | $1,000 | Trees and wires down on Campbell Street. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Rochester | $500 | Very large tree downed on Crestline Dr. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Rochester | $500 | Large tree down blocking the eastbound lanes of NY Route 441. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Rochester | $500 | A large tree was reported down in East Rochester via Twitter. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Rochester | - | Numerous reports of flooded roads and flooded underpasses in Rochester. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Rochester | - | A car was stuck in a sinkhole along St. Paul Boulevard between Paxon Road and Wimbledon Road. There were widespread reports of standing water on roads from Greece to the western portions of Rochester. |
| October 2021 | Flood | East Rochester | - | Flooding was reported in the low lying areas along the Irondequoit Creek between Ellison Park and Powder Mills Park. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Rochester | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Rochester | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Edwards Building | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | National Company Building | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Cox Building | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Chamber of Commerce | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | H. H. Warner Building | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | Main Street Bridge | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84000290 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Monroe County | All 233 listed properties in this county. |
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