Buffalo’s Architecture

“Buffalo has been able to retain a lot of its original character in its parks and its streetscapes and individual buildings and because of that it has a very authentic and original character that many other cities that boomed during the age of the automobile do not have. As a city planner who chose to live in Buffalo when I could have lived anywhere else, this is what attracted me here and I know it has attracted a lot of other folks here and I think that people of all ages and backgrounds are craving authenticity, a sense of place, and character. And this is something that Buffalo has in tremendous wealth. Not only does Buffalo have examples of the work of some of the great American architects, but often their best examples. Buffalo is the most magical place you’ve never thought about.”

Chris Hawley is an urbanist and preservationist who loves all things Buffalo.

While many cities’ early 20th-century masterworks have been lost to time, Buffalo’s have been lovingly maintained and restored.

Most Famous Buildings in Buffalo

The Midway Row Houses

471-499 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202

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Tictor Title Building

110 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY 14202

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Twentieth Century Club

595 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202

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U.S. Courthouse

Niagara Square
Buffalo, NY 14202

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Walter V. Davidson House (Frank Lloyd Wright)

47 Tillinghast Place
Buffalo, NY 14216

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William R. Heath House (Frank Lloyd Wright)

76 Soldiers Place
Buffalo, NY 14222

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William Sydney Wicks House

124 Jewett Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14214

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Williams-Butler House

672 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209

(716) 852-2356

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Williams-Pratt House

690 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209

(716)852-2356

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YMCA Building

45 W. Mohawk Street
Buffalo, NY 14202

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