Annunciation School (Buffalo, New York)
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]
Annunciation School | |
 Annunciation School, Buffalo, NY, December 2009 | |
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| Location | 257 Lafayette Ave., Buffalo, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°55′11.46″N 78°53′18.35″W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Murphy, Mortimer J. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001139[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 5, 2008 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "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
- 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.
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