School 13

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School 13
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School 13, December 2009
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Location266-268 Oak St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°53′20″N78°52′13″W / 42.88889°N 78.87028°W / 42.88889; -78.87028
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectMetzger, George J.
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 05000161 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2005

School 13, also known as Boys Vocational High School and Buffalo Alternative High School, is a historic school building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built about 1915, and is a three-story, steel framed building sheathed in brick and terra cotta with Beaux-Arts style design elements. The T-shaped building housed administrative offices, classrooms, a gymnasium, swimming pool, and two-story auditorium. The building housed a school until 2003. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (January 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: School 13" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying four photographs