Kirstein Building

	Kirstein Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Kirstein Building, October 2006
	Location within New York Location within the United States
Location	242 Andrews St.,; Rochester, New York
Coordinates	43°9′36″N 77°36′28″W / 43.16000°N 77.60778°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1908
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Inner Loop MRA
NRHP reference No.	85002844
Added to NRHP	October 04, 1985

The Kirstein Building is a historic industrial and commercial building located in Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It is a six-story, large triangular yellow brick structure with Classical Revival details. It was built in 1908 for E. Kirstein and Sons, Co., later Shuron Optical Company, a manufacturer of optical products. The company continued to use the building for offices and production until 1965.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 1985.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ Ted Bartlett (August 1985). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Kirstein Building. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 6, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] Ted Bartlett (August 1985). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Kirstein Building. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 6, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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