On-line Walking Tour/ The Center at High Falls

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The first building you will see on your left is the Center at High Falls, formerly The Rochester Water Works, 74-78 Browns Race. This is now home to a New York State Heritage Area Visitor Center, the High Falls Museum and Gift Shop, Art Gallery and the Laser Show since 1992.

Designed by Andrew J. Warner, the High Victorian Gothic building with distinctive cast-iron cornice was built in 1873 to provide high-pressure water for fire fighting in downtown. It also once provided hydraulic power for downtown elevators, including those in the Powers Building.