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St. Bonaventure is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Allegany in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,963 at the 2020 census. [2] This community, located between the village of Allegany and the city of Olean, is a college town established around St. Bonaventure University.
Though established as a private cemetery in 1846, the City of Savannah purchased Bonaventure in 1907, making it a space for everyone to enjoy. Just three miles from downtown, the picturesque ...
The area of Olean was first settled circa 1805. The town of Olean was established in 1808 from Batavia as the first town in the county. The northern part of the county was spun off as the town of Hebe in 1812; the western part became the town of Perry (later Perrysburg) in 1814, Great Valley was formed in 1818, Hinsdale in 1820, and Portville in 1837.
The district encompasses 17 contributing buildings in the central business district of Olean. The district developed between about 1866 and 1939, and includes buildings in a variety of architectural styles including Beaux-Arts, Queen Anne, and Art Deco. Located in the district are the separately listed Olean Post Office and Olean Public Library.
Forness Stadium was a stadium in Saint Bonaventure, New York.It opened in 1946 and was home to the St. Bonaventure University football team from 1946 to 1951.. The stadium was built in 1946 on New York State Route 17 (now Route 417) at the campus entrance west of Olean in a period of 77 days, largely built from stands transplanted to Olean from the Canisius Golden Griffins' football stadium ...
St. Bonaventure University was founded just outside town in 1858. Olean was incorporated as a village in 1854, and as a city in 1893. ... Climate data for Olean, New ...
In 1866, at the request of Archbishop John McCloskey, Fr. Pamfilo sent friars to New York City, where they opened St. Anthony's Church on Sullivan Street to serve the Italian and Irish immigrants. Realizing they needed additional assistance, the friars called on the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany and St. Anthony's School was opened in 1874.
Olean Armory is a historic armory building located at Olean in Cattaraugus County, New York. It was designed by State architects Isaac G. Perry (1890 structure) and Lewis Pilcher (1919 structure). It consists of a two-story, Tudor inspired administration building constructed in 1919, with an attached Romanesque drill shed constructed in 1890.