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The Gannett Building is an residential and commercial building located in Rochester in
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. It is a
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style structure constructed in 1927, with four major later additions. It was built to house the consolidated headquarters and
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printing facilities for the Gannett Newspapers chain. One of the building's most visible features is a relief sculpture over the entrance of its east side. It was created by Italian sculptor Edmond Amateis. The work's central figure is Truth, guarding the eternal flame of enlightenment. The figures on the left are Fine Arts and Industry. On the right are Law and Agriculture.


History

Built to house the '' Rochester Times-Union'' and the headquarters for
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in 1927, a five story 1949 addition was designed by Albert Kahn to house the printing presses. The ''
Democrat and Chronicle The ''Democrat and Chronicle'' is a daily newspaper serving the greater Rochester, New York, area. Headquartered at 245 East Main Street in downtown Rochester, the ''Democrat and Chronicle'' operates under the ownership of Gannett. The paper's ...
'' moved into the building in 1959. The building was listed on the
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in 1985. and served as the world headquarters for Gannett until 1986. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying two photographs''
/ref> In 1986, Gannett moved its headquarters from the building to
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. In 1997 the printing presses were moved to nearby
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. That same year, the ''Times-Union'' ceased publication leaving just the ''Democrat & Chronicle'' to occupy the building. In 2014 it was announced that Gannett was selling the Gannett building and moving the ''Democrat and Chronicle'' to a new building at the corner of Main Street and Clinton Ave on the former Midtown Plaza site. At , the Gannett building is considerably larger than the new headquarters, which is . The paper no longer needed the considerable space in the new digital age where newsprint in the United States is on the decline and the building which includes the space that formerly held the presses is expensive to maintain. As of April 2014, the Gannett building was on the market for sale at an asking price of $3.5 million. The ''Democrat and Chronicle'' moved to its new location on May 2, 2016. After the departure of the newspaper, the building was renvovated to house 94 one and two-bedroom lofts, along with commercial space under the name The Edmond.


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Democrat and Chronicle The ''Democrat and Chronicle'' is a daily newspaper serving the greater Rochester, New York, area. Headquartered at 245 East Main Street in downtown Rochester, the ''Democrat and Chronicle'' operates under the ownership of Gannett. The paper's ...
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