Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester was named after the university’s third president Benjamin Rush Rhees. It still houses the original elevator from when it was dedicated in 1930. The library’s stacks are allegedly haunted by a workman who fell during construction in 1929.
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Geographic Information
- Address:
- 755 Library Rd
Rochester, NY 14627
United States
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 43.1284529789327, -77.62855935581968
- County:
- Monroe County, New York
- Nearest Towns:
- Rochester, NY (1.9 mi.)
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