History

Alvin E. Benike, Inc. was started in 1937 by Alvin E. Benike, a former building inspector for the city of Rochester. Alvin realized during his inspections that he would be able to produce higher quality building construction than what he observed in the field. He started out building many of Rochester’s gas stations, the Silver Lake Pool and a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Slatterly park still shows a “Benike” stamp in the concrete from the days of Alvin E. The above photo was taken during construction of the former KTTC building in downtown Rochester.