H. A. Meldrum Company Building

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H. A. Meldrum Company Building
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H. A. Meldrum Company Building, April 2013
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Location265–267 Pearl St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°53′11″N78°52′31″W / 42.88639°N 78.87528°W / 42.88639; -78.87528 Coordinates: 42°53′11″N78°52′31″W / 42.88639°N 78.87528°W / 42.88639; -78.87528
Area0.15 acres (0.061 ha)
Builtc. 1909
Architectural styleReinforced concrete frame
NRHP reference No. 13000330 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 2013

H. A. Meldrum Company Building is a historic department store building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built about 1909, and is an eight-story, reinforced concrete commercial building with brick veneer walls. It was built as an addition to the Meldrum department store located at 460-470 Main Street. The H. A. Meldrum Company operated from 1897 to 1922. Its founder, Herbert Alexander Meldrum (1870-1960), was the son of Alexander Meldrum one of the founders of AM&A's. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/10/14 through 2/14/14. National Park Service. 2014-02-21.
  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 Kerry Traynor and Daniel McEneny (January 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: H. A. Meldrum Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying 15 photographs