County and City Hall

County and City Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Erie County Courthouse, July 2005
Location:	95 Franklin St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates:	42°53′3″N 78°52′42″W / 42.88417°N 78.87833°W / 42.88417; -78.87833Coordinates: 42°53′3″N 78°52′42″W / 42.88417°N 78.87833°W / 42.88417; -78.87833
Area:	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built:	1871
Architect:	Warner,Andrew
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	76001216[1]
Added to NRHP:	May 24, 1976

County and City Hall, also known as Erie County Hall, is a historic city hall and courthouse building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is a monumental granite structure designed by noted Rochester architect Andrew Jackson Warner (1833–1910) and constructed between 1871 and 1875. The building has three floors and features a large, seven story clock tower. It originally held offices for the City of Buffalo and Erie County. City offices moved to the Buffalo City Hall starting in 1929, and the building now houses Erie County court offices and records.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]

Gallery

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  Aerial view of Erie County Hall, Buffalo, NY, July 1971

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Raymond W. Smith (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: County and City Hall". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=2213. Retrieved 2009-07-25.  See also: "Accompanying five photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=2215. 

External links

• County and City Hall - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
• Erie County Hall, Buffalo, Erie County, NY: 1 photo, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
• Erie County Hall

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Buffalo

Preceded by Buffalo Psychiatric Center - Administration Building

Tallest Building in Buffalo 1876—1912 82m

Succeeded by Electric Tower Building