Delaware Avenue Historic District (Buffalo, New York)
Delaware Avenue Historic District | |
Greater Buffalo American Red Cross Building | |
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Location | W side of Delaware Ave. between North and Bryant Sts., Buffalo, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°54′20″N 78°52′23″W / 42.90556°N 78.87306°WCoordinates: 42°54′20″N 78°52′23″W / 42.90556°N 78.87306°W |
Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
Architect | Gilbert, Charles Pierrepont |
Architectural style | Renaissance, Gothic |
NRHP Reference # | [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 17, 1974 |
Delaware Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Buffalo, New York, United States, and Erie County. It is located along the west side of Delaware Avenue (New York State Route 384) between North Street to the South and Bryant Street to the North. When listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, the district encompassed 17 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure reflective of when Buffalo had more millionaires per capita than any city in America, and this was once Millionaires' Mile. The mansions were built between about 1890 and World War I and reflect Renaissance Revival and Gothic Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Westminster Presbyterian Church (1858), the George and Charles Williams Houses (1894, 1896) by McKim, Mead & White, Stephen M. Clement House (1913) by Edward Brodhead Green (now Greater Buffalo American Red Cross Building), Seymour Knox House (1915) by Charles Pierrepont Gilbert, George Brewster Matthews House (1901), Thomas R. Lockwood House (1888), Buffalo Association for the Blind (1898) by Esenwein & Johnson, and Charles W. Goodyear House / Oracle Charter School (1903, formerly Bishop McMahon High School) by Edward Brodhead Green.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Cornelia E. Brooke (December 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Delaware Avenue Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
- ↑ "Introduction to Buffalo, NY". Frommer's. Wiley Publishing, Inc. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
External links
- 672 Delaware Avenue - Williams-Butler House / Jacobs Executive Development Center
- 690 Delaware Avenue - Williams-Pratt House / LiRo Group Building
- 724 Delaware Avenue - Westminster Presbyterian Church
- 786 Delaware Avenue - Clement House / Red Cross Building
- 800 Delaware Avenue - Knox House / Computer Task Group Building
- 824 Delaware Avenue - Forman-Cabana House / Conners Children's Center
- 830 Delaware Avenue - Matthews House
- 844 Delaware Avenue - Richmond-Lockwood House / Conners Children's Center
- 864 Delaware Avenue - Curtiss House / International Institute
- 888 Delaware Avenue - Charles W. Goodyear House / Oracle Charter School