County and City Hall
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County and City Hall, September 2012
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Location | 95 Franklin St., Buffalo, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°53′3″N 78°52′42″W / 42.88417°N 78.87833°WCoordinates: 42°53′3″N 78°52′42″W / 42.88417°N 78.87833°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1871 |
Architect | A. J. Warner & Company |
NRHP Reference # | 76001216 |
Added to NRHP | May 24, 1976 |
County and City Hall, also known as Erie County Hall, is a historic city hall and courthouse building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is a monumental granite structure designed by noted Rochester architect Andrew Jackson Warner and constructed between 1871 and 1875. The building has three floors and features a large, seven-story clock tower.
County and City Hall originally held offices for the City of Buffalo and Erie County. City offices moved to the Buffalo City Hall starting in 1929, and the building now houses Erie County court offices and records.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Aerial view, July 1971
Tower detail, July 2005
July 2012