Delaware District, Buffalo

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The Delaware District is a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. [1]

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Geography

The Delaware District neighborhood is in the west central part of Buffalo. The neighborhood is located along Delaware Avenue (NY 384). The neighborhood is bordered on the south by Allentown. The northern boundary of the neighborhood abuts Forest Lawn Cemetery and Delaware Park. Its eastern boundary is Main Street (NY 5). To the west is Delaware Avenue and the Elmwood Village.

Historic sites

It includes the individual entries on the Buffalo places listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

Also located in the neighborhood are Twentieth Century Club and the Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo. Much of the central section of the neighborhood is within the Delaware Avenue Historic District.

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