National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Post Office

Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Listed
March 16, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72000839

About this property

The Old Post Office, also known as U.S. Post Office, is a historic post office building located at 121 Ellicott Street in Buffalo in Erie County, New York within the Joseph Ellicott Historic District. It is currently home to the City Campus of SUNY Erie. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the old U.S. Post Office Department during the tenure of Jeremiah O'Rourke when construction started in 1897. The $1.5 million building opened in 1901 during the tenure of James Knox Taylor and operated as Buffalo's central post office until 1963. The highly ornamented Gothic Revival style four-story building features a 244 feet (74 m) tall tower over the central entrance. Other key architectural details of the building include recessed arches, projecting gargoyles, and a green Ludowici tile roof. The main feature of the interior is a roofed courtyard. It was subsequently occupied by various federal offices. The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1972 as "U.S. Post Office". Since 1981, it has been home to the City Campus of SUNY Erie. Burt Flickinger Center is across the street and provides athletic facilities for the college. U.S. Post Office - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-5605, "U.S. Post Office, 121 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY", 18 photos, 8 data pages

Location

121 Ellicott St.
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
42.88160, -78.87262

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When was U.S. Post Office listed on the National Register?

U.S. Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972.

What type of historic resource is U.S. Post Office?

U.S. Post Office is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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