Annunciation School (Buffalo, New York)

Annunciation School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Annunciation School, Buffalo, NY, December 2009
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Location	257 Lafayette Ave., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates	42°55′11.46″N78°53′18.35″W / 42.9198500°N 78.8884306°W / 42.9198500; -78.8884306
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1928
Architect	Murphy, Mortimer J.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	08001139 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 5, 2008

Annunciation School is a historic parochial school building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built in 1928 and is an I-shaped brick structure representative of standardized, modestly sized school buildings of the period. It was operated by the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur. The school was closed as a parish school in 1988. It was home to the Catholic Academy of West Buffalo until 2005 and was converted to apartments in 2009–2010. ^{[2] [3]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Tom Yots and Daniel McEneny (2008). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Annunciation School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 20, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. Samantha Maziarz Christmann (April 10, 2010). "Former school begins new life as apartments, businesses: 257 Lafayette Center wins design honors". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010.

External links

• Catholic Academy of West Buffalo website