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- Name
- Four Corners
- URL slug
- four-corners
- Category
- religious
- Description
- Looking down Main Street, where it divides between West and East, towards the Convention District Four Corners is a neighborhood in downtown Rochester. Its name derives from the intersection of Main Street, State Street, and Exchange Boulevard. It also includes the block bounded by Main Street, W. Broad Street, Plymouth Avenue, and S. Scott Alley.1 The Four Corners building itself is located at 1 West Main Street. Four Corners is the seat of Rochester's legal and government action. It also contains most of the government offices for both the city and Monroe County at large, such as the courts, County Clerk, Public Defender, Traffic Violations, and the Rochester Police Department. The architecture dates from the city's boomtown era and is often elaborate and highly detailed. Notable buildings include Powers Building (which contains the New York State Comptroller's Office), the Ellwanger & Barry Building, the Reynolds Arcade, the Terminal Building, and First Federal Plaza. Also check out the City Hall Historic District, and the State Street Historic District. Aqueduct Park is a popular spot for Four Corners' many employees to eat lunch. History The intersection at Main Street where State Street approaches from the north and becomes Exchange Street has been a prominent location through out Rochester's history. It was located where the first two streets in the settlement crossed, then called Buffalo Street. (Main Street) and Carroll Street (State Street) . That intersection is still commonly called by its original name, The Four Corners. 2 Establishments Banks and Credit Unions Bank of America Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Citizens Bank KeyBank Rochester and Monroe County Employees Federal Credit Union The Upstate National Bank Food and Drink The Powers Building Christopher's City Hall Cafe Executive Café & Bakery Founders Café Galleria Pizza He's Kat's Little Court Shop Peach Blossom Pizza Stop Red Osier Metro Cafe Sapori Cafe & Catering Subway T's Times Square Cafe Legal and Government Armed Forces Recruiting Office City Hall City Place - Contains many government agencies City Public Safety Building Empire Justice Center Hall of Justice Lawrence J. D. Mort Legal Recording of Rochester - Services and supplies for attorneys Monroe County Bar Association Monroe County Crime Laboratory Seventh Judicial District Law Library US Federal Building Services Alvin's Upscale Superior Shoe Shine Bean Cruises and Travel Downtown's Vision Care Jackie's Tonsorial Parlor Jordan & Sons Four Corners Shoe Repair K. Sang Beauty Bar Parrotta Studio Patrick Printing Plymouth Photo Studio Royal Photography and the Evidence Store - Includes services for the legal and medical professions TLC Adventures in Child Care United Cleaners Other Blue Cross Arena Downtown United Presbyterian Church Four Corners Antiques and Collectibles Genesee Transportation Council Hochstein School of Music and Dance Link Gallery Management Careers of Rochester Plaza Tobacco & Gifts Spiritus Chrisi Church St. Luke & St. Simon Cyrene Episcopal Church Vito's Cigars & Sundries 1CityData Four Corners Page2VintageViews.org
- Address
- 1 The Four Corners building itself is located at 1 West Main Street
- Status
- Active listing
- As of snapshot
- 4/9/2026, 8:11:46 AM