County and City Hall
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County and City Hall, also known as Erie County Hall, is a historic city hall and courthouse
building located at Buffalo
in Erie County, New York
. It is a monumental granite structure designed by noted Rochester architect Andrew Jackson Warner
(1833–1910) and constructed between 1871 and 1875. The building has three floors and features a large, seven story clock tower
. It originally held offices for the City of Buffalo and Erie County. City offices moved to the Buffalo City Hall
starting in 1929, and the building now houses Erie County court offices and records.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1976.
Courthouse
A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...
building located at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
in Erie County, New York
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
. It is a monumental granite structure designed by noted Rochester architect Andrew Jackson Warner
Andrew Jackson Warner
Andrew Jackson Warner , also known as A. J. Warner, was a prominent architect in Rochester, New York.Warner was born in Connecticut and came to Rochester circa 1847 as an apprentice to one of his uncles, Merwin Austin, for whom he worked as a draftsman. He was soon made a partner in his uncle's...
(1833–1910) and constructed between 1871 and 1875. The building has three floors and features a large, seven story clock tower
Clock tower
A clock tower is a tower specifically built with one or more clock faces. Clock towers can be either freestanding or part of a church or municipal building such as a town hall. Some clock towers are not true clock towers having had their clock faces added to an already existing building...
. It originally held offices for the City of Buffalo and Erie County. City offices moved to the Buffalo City Hall
Buffalo City Hall
Buffalo City Hall is the seat for municipal government in the City of Buffalo, New York State. Located at 65 Niagara Square, the 32 story Art Deco building was completed in 1931 by Dietel, Wade & Jones....
starting in 1929, and the building now houses Erie County court offices and records.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1976.
External links
- County and City Hall - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
- Erie County Hall, Buffalo, Erie County, NY: 1 photo, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
- Erie County Hall