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Built in 1890, this steam-heated building was located at 789 Seneca Street at the corner of Hydraulic Street. In 1905, it was renamed Seneca Vocational School. The school was in use under various names until 1955 and later torn down.

Located at 248 South Division Street, this 1868 building was used as a primary grade school until 1954. The school has since been demolished.

The first image shows the school located at 649 Bailey Avenue near Clinton Street. Built in 1891, it operated as School 7 until 1922 and was an annex to various other schools until 1950.

The "Old Building" in the second photo was built in 1845…

School 8 moved into this building at Masten Avenue and East Utica Street in 1884 after the previous location at Franklin and Church became a more commercial district.  It was designed by the architect Robert A. Bethune (husband of Louise Bethune).…

Built in the 1880s, this school was located at 2060 Bailey Ave. It was not the first building to house School 9; the original Vine Street location was used as the School for the Colored beginning in 1839. The Bailey Ave building closed in 1980 during…

This was the third building to house School 11. It was built in 1890 at 102 Elm Street.  A Mechanics Art School was developed here, which later became Technical High School.Elm Vocational High School also began here, and changed to Burgard Vocational…

Built in 1898 at 30 Spruce Street, this was the third structure to house School 12. It was replaced in 1958 with a school on nearby Ash Street. The 1898 building no longer exists.

This was the second School 13 building, constructed in 1856 at 278 Oak Street. An addition enlarged the building in 1883. These structures were replaced in 1913 with a new building on the same site, later known as Buffalo Alternative School.

This building was the third structure to house School 15 at 518 Oak Street. It was in use until 1965, and has since been demolished.

In 1899, this building replaced the original School 16 at 939 Delaware Avenue near Bryant Street.  It was last used for educational purposes in 1976, when the school closed during desegregation.The building was converted to apartments in the 1980s…