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Eyer Block

 
 
Eyer Block Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
1. Eyer Block Marker
Inscription.
Construction began in 1899
It was built in three sections
by Harry Eyer, a local real
estate developer Destroyed
by fire in 1914, it was rebuilt
on its present site.
E.R. local history

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.
 
Location. 43° 6.769′ N, 77° 29.117′ W. Marker is in East Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and West Commercial Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 317 Main Street, East Rochester NY 14445, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rialto Theater (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Perinton Hotel (about 600 feet away); Site of Tunnel (about 700 feet away); First Village Schools (approx. 0.2 miles away); Water Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eddie James "Son" House Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Edmund Lyon Park (approx. Ό mile away); ER Veteran's Memorial (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Rochester.
 
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Eyer Block Marker - Southward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
2. Eyer Block Marker - Southward
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 494 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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