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Kodak Office Building (Kodak World Headquarters)
Built in 1912-1914, the Kodak Office Building was originally
made with 16 stories and a flat roof. At
the time, it was the tallest building in Rochester. Stories 17-19 and the aluminum
tower on the roof were added in 1930.
The building stands at 360 feet tall.
It is the fourth tallest building in Rochester. It is a modified French Renaissance style and
it was constructed with a steel skeleton faced with terra cotta and brick. It
is located at 343 State Street.
I am old enough to remember when Kodak was the largest
employer in Rochester. I cringed every
time some kid in school would say, “where does your Daddy work? My Daddy works at Kodak.” At the time, a job at Kodak was a job for
life. Now the Kodak Office Building houses
other companies in addition to Kodak. “Carestream
Health, a Kodak spin-off, now owns part of this building complex as well and
uses it as its headquarters. Additional parts of the complex are for sale as
Kodak continues to downsize” (RocWiki, n.d.). Kodak, now, is just a shell of its former self.
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| Kodak World Headquarters (Kodak Office) |
