Joseph Ellicott Historic District
Joseph Ellicott Historic District is a local historic district in Buffalo, New York. It is in the vicinity of Niagara Square, which was designed by Joseph Ellicott as the centerpiece of the city's street plan in 1805.
History
The district was founded on November 30, 1982, by the Buffalo Preservation Board. It is bordered to the North by West Mohawk Street, to the East by Franklin Street, to the South by Swan Street, and to the West by Elmwood Avenue.Sahlen Field encroached on the southern border of the district when it was built in 1988, although the Buffalo Preservation Board approved the venue's construction after the architecture was designed to match the neighboring Ellicott Square Building and Old Post Office.
Notable extant buildings
Notable buildings include:- 68 Court Street – Michael J. Dillon Memorial United States Courthouse by Edward Brodhead Green
- 107 Delaware Avenue – Statler Hotel by George B. Post and Sons
- 121 Ellicott Street – Old Post Office by James Knox Taylor
- 50 Franklin Street – St. Joseph Cathedral by Patrick Keely
- 100 Franklin Street – County and City Hall by Andrew Jackson Warner
- 237 Main Street – Marine Midland Trust Company Building by Green & Wicks
- 283 Main Street – Ellicott Square Building by Daniel Burnham
- 284 Main Street – Fidelity Trust Building by Green & Wicks
- 65 Niagara Square – Buffalo City Hall by Dietel, Wade & Jones
- 140 Pearl Street – Prudential Building by Louis H. Sullivan and Dankmar Adler