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Art Deco detail of Buffalo City Hall Niagara Square during the Taste of Buffalo in 2008. The Architecture of Buffalo, New York, particularly the buildings constructed between the American Civil War and the Great Depression, is said to have created a new, distinctly American form of architecture and to have influenced design throughout the world.
Buffalo City Hall is the seat for municipal government in the City of Buffalo, New York. Located at 65 Niagara Square , the 32-story Art Deco skyscraper was completed in 1931 by Dietel, Wade & Jones.
The City of Buffalo established the Preservation Board in 1976. Its powers and responsibilities are derived from Buffalo's Preservation Ordinance, which declares "as a matter of public policy that preservation, protection, conservation, enhancement, perpetuation, and utilization of sites, buildings, improvements, and districts of special character, historical or aesthetic interest, or value ...
As Buffalo's downtown rose above Lake Erie, further engineering feats were achieved including securing the future of the city and the built environment. Although earlier attempts had harnessed the power of nearby Niagara Falls , it was just after the Guaranty building was constructed in 1896 that the power was sent to Buffalo, illuminating the ...
The city of Buffalo is the location of 189 of these properties and districts; they are listed here, while the other properties and districts are listed separately. Another two properties in the city were formerly listed but have been removed.
The McKinley Monument consists of an obelisk of Vermont and Italian marble with marble lions surrounding the base. It was designed by architects Carrère and Hastings, who had led the design of the Pan-American Exposition, with animal sculptures by Alexander Phimister Proctor that include both sleeping lions (symbols of strength) and turtles (emblems of eternal life).
The monolithic U.S. Courthouse in Buffalo, officially rededicated in 1987 in honor of longtime Internal Revenue Service employee Michael J. Dillon, occupies an entire block along Niagara Square, the city's civic center since 1802. Construction of the seven-story sandstone and steel courthouse in 1936 resulted from Buffalo's evolution as one of ...
Pages in category "Architecture of Buffalo, New York" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Buffalo City Hall; Buffalo History Museum; D.
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