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The Big 150

Share this on facebookThis year, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the History Museum of Buffalo, New York and the Buffalo Museum of Science are all celebrating their 150th birthdays. That’s a whole lotta candles.

These three museums were founded in the early 1860s. What happened in Buffalo the decades before that?

St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral

1850s
Richard Upjohn’s St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral was built from 1850-1851. Today, this gorgeous church, which features some window work by Tiffany, stands next to Louis Sullivan’s ornate Guaranty Building.

Michigan Street Baptist Church

1840s
The Michigan Street Baptist Church, constructed between 1845 and 1849, served as a meeting place for prominent civil rights luminaries like Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington.

Erie Canal

1830s
Originally a small frontier village, Buffalo grew exponentially following the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 and incorporated as a city in 1832.

Millard FillmoreDID YOU KNOW?
Millard Fillmore may be one of America’s lesser-known presidents, but he holds a special place in the hearts of Buffalonians. He played a part in the creation of each of the museums celebrating their 150th anniversaries this year, as well as the University at Buffalo. Visit his burial site in Buffalo’s Forest Lawn Cemetery.