The Karnak Flats

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The Karnak Flats
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The Karnak Flats, July 2016
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Location87 Whitney Place, Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°53′36″N78°52′53″W / 42.89333°N 78.88139°W / 42.89333; -78.88139
Area.12 acres (0.049 ha)
Builtc. 1898 (1898)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 16000841 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 2016

The Karnak Flats is a historic apartment building located in the Lower West Side neighborhood of Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States. It was built about 1898, and is a three-story, three-bay, Colonial Revival style brick building. It sits on a stone foundation and full basement. The building has four apartments per floor, for a total of twelve in the building. The front facade features a metal balconette above the central recessed entrance and a two-story tripartite Palladian window with fluted Corinthian pilaster mullions. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/12/16 through 12/16/16. National Park Service. 2016-12-23.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2015-11-01.Note: This includes Kerry Traynor; Jennifer Walkowski; Daniel McEneny (May 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: The Karnak Flats" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-06. and Accompanying photographs