Buffalo Gas Light Company Works

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Buffalo Gas Light Company Works
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Buffalo Gas Light Company Works, December 2009
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Location249 W. Genesee St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°53′9″N78°53′0″W / 42.88583°N 78.88333°W / 42.88583; -78.88333 Coordinates: 42°53′9″N78°53′0″W / 42.88583°N 78.88333°W / 42.88583; -78.88333
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1859
ArchitectSelkirk, John H.
Architectural styleNorman
NRHP reference No. 76001215 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 1976

Buffalo Gas Light Company Works is a historic gas works located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. After the main gas works structure was razed, the West Genesee Street facade was preserved and later incorporated into the headquarters of HealthNow New York. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (May 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Buffalo Gas Light Company Works" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying six photographs

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