Heritage Architecture of Buffalo, NY Photos |
Buffalo was once the gateway to settlement around the American Great Lakes & also thrived on the electricity produced at nearby Niagara Falls. Buffalo's consequent wealth is reflected in its heritage buildings, many by famous architects. |
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| See also: Buffalo, Teddy Roosevelt Inaugural Site, 1901 Pan American Exhibition, Frank Lloyd Wright in Buffalo, Heritage Churches of Buffalo, Central Rail Terminal |
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| William McKinley Memorial (1907) in front of Buffalo City Hall. Architect: John Merven Carrère & Thomas Hasting.  | Niagara Mohawk (former General Electric) Building (1912) (535 Washington St.) 13 floors represents the Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt & was inspired by buildings at the 1901 Pan Am Exhibition. Architect: Esenwein & Johnson. | Niagara Mohawk Building & Spanish American War Monument. | Main Street Transit Mall with streetcar against Liberty Building with twin Statues of Liberty. |
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| Liberty Building twin miniatures of Statue of Liberty by Leo Lentelli atop step pyramids (1925) (Franklin at Court St.) 23 floors. Architect: Alfred C. Bossom. | Statue of Liberty atop Liberty Building. | Facade details of Liberty Building. | Erie County Hall (1876) (Franklin Street) 76m 249ft where President William McKinley lay in state. Style: Victorian Romanesque. Architect: Andrew Jackson Warner. On National Register. |
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| Erie County Hall tower. | Erie County Hall tower spire. | Erie County Hall tower clock detail. | Gothic-style skyscraper (1913) (now Verizon) (65 Franklin at Church). |
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| Guaranty / Prudential Building (1895) (28 Church St.) (13 floors). Style: Sullivanesque. Architect: Dankmar Adler & Louis Sullivan. On National Register. | Dun Building (1893) (100 Pearl St.) was cities first highrise. Dun later joined with Bradstreet. Style: Renaissance Revival. Architect: E.B. Green & W.S. Wicks. | Ellicott Square Building (1895) (295 Main St.). Style: French Renaissance. Architect: Charles B. Atwood. | Ellicott Square was largest office building in the world when built. |
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| Angel & fluted columns flank portal of Ellicott Square. | Civil War or Soldiers & Sailors Monument (1884) in Lafayette Square. Architect: George Keller. | Sculpted soldier & frieze by Caspar Buberl on Civil War Monument. | Market Arcade (1892) (617-619 Main St.) has sculpted buffalo head over both entrances. Style: Italian Renaissance. Architect: E.B. Green & W.S. Wicks. |
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| Sculpted buffalo head over entrance to Market Arcade. | Sculpted buffalo head over entrance to Market Arcade. | Buffalo Savings Bank / M&T Bank (1901) (545 Main St.). Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: E.B. Green & W.S. Wicks. | Painted dome interior of Buffalo Savings Bank. |
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| Gold painted details in Buffalo Savings Bank. | Shea's Buffalo Center for the Performing Arts (646 Main St.). Architect: Cornelius Rapp & George Rapp. | Calumet Building (1906) (46-48 Chippewa St.). Architect: Esenwein & Johnson. | Calumet Building bay windows. |
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| Calumet Building tile sign. | Calumet Building jazz mural. | Ansonia Building (1921) (712-726 Main St.) with tree design in green tiles. Style: Art Nouveau. Architect: Esenwein & Johnson. | Reliefs of sterotyper & pressman on former newspaper Courier Express Building. |
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| Reliefs of editor & linotyper on former newspaper Courier Express Building. | Freedom of Speech tile on Courier Express Building (1930) (795 Main St.). Style: Art Deco. Architect: Monks & Johnson + D.A. Gantaume. | Buffalo reliefs on entrance of HSBC Arena. | The Mansion at 414 Delaware Ave. (1869) now a hotel but built as a residence for Charles F. Sternberg. Style: Second Empire. Architect: George Allison. |
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| Mansard roof & Second Empire-style details of The Mansion on Delaware. | Entrance of The Mansion on Delaware. | Winged lion outside The Mansion on Delaware. | Foyer fireplace in The Mansion on Delaware. |
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| Interior sliding pocket doors of The Mansion on Delaware. | Stephen M. Clement House (1914) (786 Delaware Ave.) now Red Cross Building on millionaires row. Style: Tudor Revival. Architect: E.B. Green & W.S. Wicks. | Knox House (800 Delaware Ave.) on millionaires row. | Forman-Cabana House (824 Delaware Ave.) on millionaires row. Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: E.B. Green & W.S. Wicks. |
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| Richmond-Lockwood House (1888) (844 Delaware Ave.) on millionaires row. Architect: Marling & Burdett. | Campanile Apartments (1929) (925 Delaware & Bryant). Style: Italian Renaissance Revival. Architect: B. Frank Kelly. | Temple Beth Zion (1967) (599 Delaware Ave.) where encircling walls represent ten commandments. Architect: Max Abramowitz. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |