National Register of Historic Places

Sinclair, Rooney & Co. Building

Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Listed
February 2, 2016
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
15001025

About this property

Sinclair, Rooney & Co. Building, also known as the Remington Rand Building and Sperry-Rand Building, is a historic building located in downtown Buffalo, Erie County, New York. It was designed by the architecture firm Esenwein & Johnson and built between 1909 and 1911. The building is representative of Commercial Style architecture. The six-story, steel frame and concrete, L-shaped building is clad in yellow brick and consists of a rectangular main block, approximately 60-feet by 164-feet, with an extension of approximately 30-feet by 63-feet. It features brick pilasters that extend to the sixth floor, where they are capped by ornamental brick brackets and dentil molding below the roofline. It was built for Sinclair, Rooney, & Co., wholesale milliners, and later occupied by Remington Rand Corporation and its successor Sperry-Rand. The building housed offices and light manufacturing activities. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

Location

465 Washington St.
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
42.88674, -78.87246

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Sinclair, Rooney & Co. Building listed on the National Register?

Sinclair, Rooney & Co. Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 2, 2016.

What type of historic resource is Sinclair, Rooney & Co. Building?

Sinclair, Rooney & Co. Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Sinclair, Rooney & Co. Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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