U.S. Post Office | |
Location | 121 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, New York [1] |
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Coordinates | 42°52′53″N78°52′22″W / 42.88139°N 78.87278°W |
Built | 1897 |
Architect | Taylor, James Knox |
Architectural style | Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 72000839 [2] |
Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
The Old Post Office, also known as U.S. Post Office, is a historic post office building located at 121 Ellicott Street in Buffalo in Erie County, New York within the Joseph Ellicott Historic District. It is currently home to the City Campus of SUNY Erie.
It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the old U.S. Post Office Department during the tenure of Jeremiah O'Rourke when construction started in 1897. The $1.5 million building opened in 1901 during the tenure of James Knox Taylor and operated as Buffalo's central post office until 1963.
The highly ornamented Gothic Revival style four-story building features a 244-foot tower over the central entrance. This tower is 244 feet (74 m) tall. [1] [3] The main feature of the interior is a roofed courtyard. It was subsequently occupied by various federal offices. [4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1972 as "U.S. Post Office". [2]
Since 1981, it has been home to the City Campus of SUNY Erie. Burt Flickinger Center is across the street and provides athletic facilities for the college.
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