Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company

The Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company was an American electric car manufacturing company from 1912 until 1915 located at 1219-1247 Main Street in Buffalo, New York. The motorcars were marked under the Buffalo brand. The company was formed by a merger of several electrical vehicle and allied companies which included:[2]

Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building
Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building, April 2015
Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company is located in New York
Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company
Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company is located in the United States
Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company
Location1219-1247 Main St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°54′24.9834″N 78°52′2.1786″W
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1910-1911
ArchitectWood and Bradney
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Daylight Factory
NRHP reference No.05000571[1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 2005

History

The company's automobiles were commonly marketed to affluent women as an alternative to the dangerous manual crank starting that was required with a gasoline vehicle. The company went out of business in 1916.[3]

The Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building is a historic automobile factory and showroom located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was constructed in 1910–1911.[4] The building has been redeveloped as home to "Artspace Buffalo."

The company's factory and showroom was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Electrical World, Volume 59 No 24 Jan. 1912: 1328. Google Books. 1912. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  3. Buffalo's Electric Automobiles c. 1905 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. "Western New York Heritage Press". Archived from the original on 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2011-04-17., Retrieved 2011-04-17
  4. "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 Claire L. Ross (January 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying six photographs


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