Ellicott Square Building (Buffalo)
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The Ellicott Square Building in Buffalo is a historic late-19th-century office building renowned for its grand Beaux-Arts design and once being one of the largest commercial buildings in the world.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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commercial building → historic building → office building → |
| architect |
Charles Atwood
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| architecturalFirm |
D. H. Burnham & Company
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| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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Italian Renaissance Revival → |
| cityCenterLocation |
downtown Buffalo
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| completionDate |
1896
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| constructionStartDate |
1895
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| country |
United States of America
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| culturalSignificance |
landmark of Buffalo’s commercial and architectural history
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| developer |
Ellicott Square Company
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| floorArea |
approximately 44700 square meters
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approximately 481000 square feet → |
| floorCountIncludingBasement |
11
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| hasBasement |
true
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| hasCourtyard |
central interior courtyard covered by a glass roof
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| hasFeature |
elaborate terra cotta ornamentation on the façade
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iron and glass skylight over the central court → ornate marble mosaic floor in the interior courtyard → |
| hasPublicAccess |
public access to interior lobby and courtyard during business hours
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| hasRenovation |
interior and exterior restoration in the 1980s and 1990s
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underwent multiple restorations in the late 20th century → |
| hasUse |
office space
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restaurant space → retail space → |
| height |
approximately 38 meters
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| heritageStatus |
listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of a historic district
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| historicDesignation |
contributing property to the Joseph Ellicott Historic District
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| inception |
1895
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Erie County, New York
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| location |
Buffalo, New York
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| namedAfter |
Joseph Ellicott
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| nearby |
Buffalo City Hall
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Buffalo Main Light Rail line on Main Street → Niagara Square → |
| NRHPType |
contributing property
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| numberOfFloorsAboveGround |
10
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| occupies |
entire block between Main Street and Washington Street in downtown Buffalo
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| openingDate |
1896
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| owner |
private ownership
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| partOf |
Joseph Ellicott Historic District
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| streetAddress |
295 Main Street
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| touristAttraction |
yes
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| wasLargestOfItsType |
one of the largest office buildings in the world at the time of its completion
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Daniel Burnham
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