Old Post Office (Buffalo, New York)

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U.S. Post Office
File:Old Post Office Buffalo NY Dec 09.JPG
Old Post Office, Buffalo NY, December 2009
Old Post Office (Buffalo, New York) is located in New York
Old Post Office (Buffalo, New York)
Location 121 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, New York[2]
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Built 1897
Architect Taylor, James Knox
Architectural style Gothic
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 the Office of the Supervising Architect during the tenure of Jeremiah O'Rourke when construction started in 1897. The $1,500,000 building opened in 1901 during the tenure of James Knox Taylor 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]

Gallery

  • Old Post Office - Buffalo.JPG

    View from Stadium, January 2014

  • Old Post Office-Full View, December 2009

  • Old Post Office Buffalo NY Entrance Dec 09.JPG

    Old Post Office-Entrance Detail, December 2009

  • Old Post Office Buffalo NY Tower Dec 09.JPG

    Old Post Office-Tower Detail, December 2009

  • Old Post Office Buffalo NY Buffalo Head Dec 09.jpg

    Old Post Office-Sculpture Detail, December 2009

See also

References

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Preceded by Tallest Building in Buffalo
1901—1912
74m		 Succeeded by
Electric Tower

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