Annunciation School (Buffalo, New York)

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Annunciation School
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Annunciation School, Buffalo, NY, December 2009
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Location257 Lafayette Ave., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°55′11.46″N78°53′18.35″W / 42.9198500°N 78.8884306°W / 42.9198500; -78.8884306
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1928
ArchitectMurphy, Mortimer J.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 08001139 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 5, 2008

Annunciation School is a historic parochial school building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built in 1928 and is an I-shaped brick structure representative of standardized, modestly sized school buildings of the period. It was operated by the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur. The school was closed as a parish school in 1988. It was home to the Catholic Academy of West Buffalo until 2005 and was converted to apartments in 2009–2010. [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Tom M. Yots and Daniel McEneny (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Annunciation School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying nine photographs
  3. Samantha Maziarz Christmann (April 10, 2010). "Former school begins new life as apartments, businesses: 257 Lafayette Center wins design honors". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-11.