National Register of Historic Places

Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church

Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Listed
August 20, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000630

About this property

Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church complex located at 875 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The church is part of the Presbytery of Western New York which is part the Synod of the Northeast, a regional body of the Presbyterian Church (USA). The complex consists of the large cruciform-plan church building that was built in 1894 with an attached rear chapel. Adjoining them is the Community House that constructed of brick in the Tudor Revival style, that was built in 1921. The main church building is constructed of Medina sandstone with a terra cotta tile roof in the Romanesque Revival style. It features a 120-foot-tall (37 m), square bell tower with a pyramidal roof. The church cost $150,000 to build and has a capacity of 1,000 people

Location

875 Elmwood Ave.
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
42.92287, -78.87621

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Sources

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When was Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church listed on the National Register?

Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church?

Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church?

The period of significance for Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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