Area's Oldest Businesses (Ranked by Year Established in Local Area) Name 1 Current Address Year Original Name Current Owner, Original No
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Area's Oldest Businesses (Ranked by year established in local area) Name 1 Current Address Year Original Name Current Owner, Original No. Current No. of Telephone Established Original Line of Original Owner President or Top Local Family- of Employees Rank Web site (if applicable) in Area Original Address Current Line of Business Business or President Executive(s) owned? Employees Companywide2 Historical Notes Xpedx Corp. 1819 The Alling & Cory Co. Distribution of printing paper, Stationery Elihu Marshall Thomas Kadien, No 1 7,500 The first paper merchant in the U.S., Alling & Cory was 1. 1059 W. Ridge Road graphic supplies and equipment president purchased by Union Camp Corp. in 1996. International Paper Rochester, N.Y. 14615 NA Co. acquired Union Camp in 1999 and folded Alling & Cory into (585) 581-4100 its subsidiary, Xpedx Corp. The company retains one local www.xpedx.com office. Monroe County Medical Society 1821 Medical Society of Monroe Membership organization that Improving public Alexander Kelsey, Stephanie Siegrist M.D., No NA 1,7003 Medical ethics code established in 1822. In 1914, a milk 2. 1441 East Ave. County offers referral service, mediates health by exchanging president president committee was established to certify milk produced locally. The Rochester, N.Y. 14610 non-legal medical problems and ideas about treatment society advocated preventive health care exams in 1924. The (585) 271-2397 Met in members' homes educates on socio-political issues of disease Monroe County Medical Society is the 7th District Branch of the www.mcms.org affecting health care Medical Society of the State of New York. Leary's Cleantown 1822 Leary's Cleaners & Dyers Dry cleaning, wet cleaning Dyeing house, Daniel Leary Daniel Small, president Yes 40-50 23 In addition to serving the Rochester area, Leary's originally did 3. 3256 Monroe Ave. washing business out of state via mail order. Rochester, N.Y. 14618 240 Mill St. (585) 586-4403 HSBC Bank USA N.A. 1823 Bank of Rochester Banking and financial services Banking services Elisha Strong, David Brooks, senior vice No NA 335,000 Rochester's first bank. Became Genesee Valley Trust Co. in 4. 1 HSBC Plaza president president and commercial 1901 and changed its name to Genesee Valley Union Trust Co. Rochester, N.Y. 14639 Reynolds Arcade executive, Michael upon merging with Union Trust Co. of Rochester in 1954. (800) 975-4722 Privitera, senior vice Adopted the name Marine Midland Trust Co. of Rochester in www.us.hsbc.com president and district 1963. Changed its name to HSBC Bank USA in 1999 and executive converted to HSBC Bank USA N.A. in 2004. Rochester Institute of Technology 1829 Rochester Anthenaeum Higher education Education Nathaniel William Destler, president No NA 3,138 Originally a cultural center offering public lectures and debates. 5. 1 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, The Anthenaeum merged with the Mechanics Institute in 1891 Rochester, N.Y. 14623 Reynolds Arcade president and adopted the name Rochester Institute of Technology in (585) 475-2411 1944. In 1968, RIT moved to its current campus in Henrietta. An www.rit.edu adjacent complex for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf was dedicated in 1974. Citizens Bank N.A. 1831 Rochester Savings Bank Banking and financial services Banking Levi Ward, Ellen Alemany, chairman No 1 23,000 Merged with Community Savings Bank in 1983 to form 6. 235 E. Main St. president and CEO, Citizens Rochester Community Savings Bank. Acquired by Charter One Rochester, N.Y. 14604 47 State St. Financial Group Inc. Bank in 1997 and now operates as Citizens Bank, a division of (585) 423-7239 RBS Citizens N.A. www.citizensbank.com Democrat & Chronicle 1833 The Balance News and information, printing, Newspaper publishing NA Ali Zoibi, president and No NA 41,000 Began as a weekly publication called The Balance. After several 7. 55 Exchange Blvd. publishing publisher name and ownership changes, the paper became known as the Rochester, N.Y. 14614 NA Daily Democrat. In 1870, it combined with the Chronicle to (585) 394-1525 become the Democrat and Chronicle. The paper was purchased www.democratandchronicle.com by Gannett Co. Inc. in 1928. Hillside Family of Agencies4 1837 Rochester Female Association Provides welfare, mental health, Care for orphan Board of Dennis Richardson, No NA 2,238 Renamed the Rochester Orphan Asylum in 1838. The present 8. 1183 Monroe Ave. for the Relief of Orphans and youth development, children managers president and CEO site of Hillside Children's Center Monroe Ave. campus was Rochester, N.Y. 14620 Destitute Children developmental disabilities, established in 1902. The organization was renamed Hillside juvenile justice and special Home for Children in 1921 and changed its name to Hillside (585) 256-7500 Corn Hill www.hillside.com education services to children and Family of Agencies in 2001. families Burke Forging & Heat Treating Inc. 1838 Burke Steel NA Open die forging NA NA NA NA NA NA 9. 30 Sherer St. Rochester, N.Y. 14611 NA (585) 235-6060 Rochester Scale Works Inc. 1841 Rochester Scale Works Distribution, sales, service and Manufacture of scales Orin Forsythe George Eiff, president Yes NA 17 NA 10. 100 Sherer St. rentals of industrial weighing Rochester, N.Y. 14611 15 Water St. equipment and heavy capacity (585) 235-5882 weighing www.rochesterscale.com Cross Bros. Co. 1845 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 11. 3353 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road Rochester, N.Y. 14623 NA (585) 427-7850 www.crossbros.com Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. 1848 Rochester Gas Light Co. Energy and energy-related Gas lighting for NA Michael Conroy, senior No 7 NA The company became Rochester Gas & Electric Co. in 1892. It 12. 89 East Ave. services downtown vice president and chief oversaw the construction of the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Rochester, N.Y. 14649 NA operating officer in 1966. The plant was sold to Constellation Energy Group Inc. (800) 743-2110 in 2004. RG&E was acquired by Energy East Corp. in 2002. www.rge.com Energy East was in turn acquired by Spanish power producer Iberdrola S.A. in 2008. Haylor, Freyer & Coon Inc. 1849 Gilbert T. Amsden Agency Insurance products and services Property and casualty Gilbert Amsden David Barnes, resident No 2 200 Name changed to Amsden, Connor and Mitchell Inc. in 1954. 13. 1159 Pittsford-Victor Road, Building 5, Suite insurance vice president Firm was purchased by Lawrence United Corp. in 1982 and 100 NA subsequently reacquired by former owner and renamed the Pittsford, N.Y. 14534 Monroe Group Inc. in 1997. Purchased by Haylor, Freyer & (585) 385-6600 Coon Inc. in 2005. www.haylor.com Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School 1850 Rochester Theological Seminary Post-graduate theological Post-graduate Ezekiel Robinson, Eugene Bay, president No 4 37 Founded as an offshoot of the Colgate Theological Seminary. 14. 1100 S. Goodman St. seminary theological seminary president The Colgate and Rochester seminaries merged in 1928 to Rochester, N.Y. 14620 U.S. Hotel, 212 W. Main St. become Colgate Rochester Divinity School. The present (585) 340-9500 campus was built with funding from John D. Rockefeller Jr. The www.crcds.edu school subsequently merged with the Baptist Missionary Training School in 1961 and Crozer Theological Seminary in 1970. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 1850 D.W. Powers Banking House Banking and financial services Investment banking Daniel Powers Malcolm Wolcott Jr., No NA 200,000 Merged with Rochester Trust & Safe Deposit Co. in 1920. 1 Chase Square president of Upstate New Became Lincoln Rochester Trust Co. in 1945 after merger with Rochester, N.Y. 14604 Four Corners York banking Lincoln-Alliance Bank and Trust Co. Renamed Chase Lincoln (585) 797-2851 First Bank N.A. after 1984 acquisition by Chase Manhattan www.chase.com National Corp. Purchased by Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. in 1996. Converted to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. in 2004. M&T Bank Corp. 1850 Monroe County Savings Banking and financial services Savings bank Everard Peck Daniel Burns, Rochester No NA 15,000 Changed name to Monroe Savings Bank in 1970. Acquired by 255 East Ave. Institution regional president, Brian M&T Bank in 1990. Rochester, N.Y. 14064 Hickey, executive vice (800) 724-2440 Exchange Street president for upstate New www.mtb.com York and northern and central Pennsylvania University of Rochester 1850 University of Rochester Higher education, research, health Male university until Martin Brewer Joel Seligman, president No NA 19,441 Original campus was near the present Memorial Art Gallery. 500 Wilson Blvd. care 1900 Anderson, Women were first admitted in 1900. The University of Rochester Rochester, N.Y. 14627 U.S. Hotel, 212 W. Main St. president Medical Center was founded in 1921. Construction on the (585) 275-2121 university's present River Campus began in 1927. www.rochester.edu Fix Spindelman Brovitz & Goldman P.C. 1851 John Van Voorhis Law firm Law John Van Voorhis Richard Brovitz, local No NA 41 John Van Voorhis represented Susan B. Anthony during her 18. 295 Woodcliff Drive, Suite 200 managing partner 1873 voting trial. Fairport, N.Y. 14450 Reynolds Arcade (585) 641-8000 www.fixspin.com The Western Union Co. 1851 The New York and Mississippi Money transfer and bill pay Telegraph service Hiram Sibley, Christina Gold, president No NA 6,800 Founded as an alliance of 150 telegraph companies. Renamed 12500 E. Belford Ave. Valley Printing Telegraph Co. services, pre-paid Jeptha Wade and CEO Western Union Telegraph Co. in 1856 to signify the joining of 5 communications services telegraph lines from coast to coast. Money transfers were Englewood, Colo. 80112 NA (800) 325-6000 introduced in 1871. Telegraph services were discontinued in www.westernunion.com 2006.