The first building you will see at 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.