33-61 Emerson Place Row

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33-61 Emerson Place Row, Buffalo, NY, December 2009
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Location33-61 Emerson Pl., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°54′47″N78°51′38″W / 42.91306°N 78.86056°W / 42.91306; -78.86056
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1893 (1893)
ArchitectRice, Benjamin B.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Stick/Eastlake, Shingle Style
MPS Masten Neighborhood Rows TR
NRHP reference No. 86000691 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 1986

33-61 Emerson Place Row is a set of historic rowhouses located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is one of a rare surviving group of speculative multi-unit frame residences designed to resemble rowhouses in the city of Buffalo. It was built in 1893, by land dealer and speculator Benjamin B. Rice. The seven unit row features decorative shingle sheathing and two-story bow windows. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Barbara H. Willis (June 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: 33-61 Emerson Place Row" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying seven photographs