- Old Post Office (Buffalo, New York)
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U.S. Post Office
Old Post Office, Buffalo NY, December 2009
Location: 121 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, New York[2] Coordinates: 42°52′53″N 78°52′22″W / 42.88139°N 78.87278°WCoordinates: 42°52′53″N 78°52′22″W / 42.88139°N 78.87278°W Built: 1897 Architect: Taylor, James Knox Architectural style: Gothic Governing body: Private (Erie Community College) NRHP Reference#: 72000839[1] Added to NRHP: March 16, 1972 The Old Post Office, also known as U.S. Post Office, is a historic post office building located at 121 Ellicott Street in Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was the tallest building in the city from 1901 to 1912. It was designed by Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor and construction started in 1897. The $1,500,000 building opened in 1901 and operated as Buffalo's central post office until 1963. The highly ornamented Gothic Revival style four story building features a 244 foot tower over the central entrance. The main feature of the interior is a roofed courtyard. It was subsequently occupied by federal offices.[3] Since 1981, it has been home to the city campus of Erie Community College.
Its tower is 74.4 meters tall.[2][4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as "U.S. Post Office".[1]
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Old Post Office-Full View, December 2009
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Old Post Office-Entrance Detail, December 2009
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Old Post Office-Tower Detail, December 2009
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Old Post Office-Sculpture Detail, December 2009
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Old Post Office". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=16586. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ^ T. Robins Brown (undated). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: U.S. Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=2194. Retrieved 2009-07-25. See also: "Accompanying three photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=2196.
- ^ "Old Post Office". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=oldpostoffice-buffalo-ny-usa. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
External links
- U.S. Post Office - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
- U. S. Post Office, 121 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY: 18 photos and 8 data pages at Historic American Building Survey
- Erie Community College :: ECC Home
Preceded by
Guaranty BuildingTallest Building in Buffalo
1901—1912
74mSucceeded by
Electric TowerU.S. National Register of Historic Places Topics Lists by states Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • WyomingLists by territories Lists by associated states Other Categories:- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Gothic Revival architecture in New York
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