County and City Hall

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 Rochester architect Andrew Jackson Warner and constructed between 1871 and 1875, with its cornerstone being laid on June 24, 1872. The building has four floors and features a 270-foot high clock tower.

County and City Hall
County and City Hall, September 2012
Location100 Franklin St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°53′3″N 78°52′42″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1871
ArchitectA. J. Warner & Company
NRHP reference No.76001216[1]
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1976

The County and City Hall building originally held offices for the City of Buffalo and Erie County. City offices moved to the Buffalo City Hall as it was being constructed starting in 1929, and the building now houses Erie County court offices and records.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, maintained by the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1976.[1]

  • Aerial view, July 1971
  • Tower detail, July 2005
  • July 2012
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See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: County and City Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying five photographs
Preceded by
Buffalo Psychiatric Center - Administration Building		 Tallest Building in Buffalo
1876—1912
82m		 Succeeded by
Electric Tower Building


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