House at 218 Dearborn Street

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House at 218 Dearborn Street
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House at 218 Dearborn Street, July 2011
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Location218 Dearborn Street, Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°56′07″N78°54′07″W / 42.93528°N 78.90194°W / 42.93528; -78.90194 Coordinates: 42°56′07″N78°54′07″W / 42.93528°N 78.90194°W / 42.93528; -78.90194
Areaunder one acre
Builtc. 1880
MPS Historic Resources of the Black Rock Planning Neighborhood MPS
NRHP reference No. 11000741 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 2011

House at 218 Dearborn Street is a historic home located in the Black Rock neighborhood of Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built about 1880, and is a one-story, wood-frame shotgun-style workers cottage on a limestone foundation. It is three bays wide and has a low pitched gable roof. It features a hipped roof front porch with decorative spandrels, added about 1890. Also on the property is a shed dated to about 1890. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/07/11 through 11/10/11. National Park Service. 2011-11-18.
  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 Annie Schentag and Daniel McEneny (August 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: House at 218 Dearborn Street" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying six photographs