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  • Collection: Buffalo Public School Buildings, 1908

SchoolNo.03CondemnedPerryNearIllinois.jpg
Built in 1851 at Perry & Illinois Streets, this structure replaced the first School 3 on the same site. The neighborhood later grew to be more commercial, and this building closed in 1921.  School 3 was moved to a new builidng on Porter Avenue…

Position: 175 (59 views)

SchoolNo.30Louisiana.jpg
This two-story brick building was built in 1890 as a replacement for the previous three room wood schoolhouse in this district. Located at at South and Louisiana Streets, this building housed School 30 until 1911.  It was used by the school system as…

Position: 202 (54 views)

SchoolNo.31EmslieNearWilliam.jpg
School 31 opened in 1857 at 365 Emslie Street. With population growth, annexes were built in 1872 and 1884, creating the largest school in the city at the time. A new School 31 was built in 1925 on Stanton Street.  The old building pictured here was…

Position: 140 (68 views)

SchoolNo.32OldPartCedarNearWilliam.jpg
The original School 32 was built in 1857 at 750 Cedar Street. This is the three-story structure in the first two photographs, noted as "Old Part."The last picture is the two story replacement building constructed in 1872 next to the old one.In 1913,…

Position: 236 (49 views)

SchoolNo.33.jpg
This building at located at 757 Elk Street was originally built in 1873.  In 1888, Bethune & Bethune, the architectural firm of Louise Bethune, designed an addition to the school. A larger building replaced the original one in 1964 on the site.

Position: 275 (44 views)

SchoolNo.34HamburgCornerSandusky.jpg
School 34 at Hamburg and O'Connell Streets opened in 1864. It was enlarged in 1895, and used as an annex to School 4 beginning in the 1950s. Built during the Civil War, this school served the neighborhood for 112 years, until 1976.  It has since been…

Position: 124 (72 views)

SchoolNo.35_Front.jpg
Located at 463 Swan Street, this school was built in 1867. It was replaced by nearby School 6 in 1933, but the number 35 was reused in several locations over the years. The original building has since been torn down.

Position: 376 (30 views)

SchoolNo.37.jpg
Located at Peach and Carlton Streets, this building was originally built as an annex to School 15 in 1869. A large addition was constructed in 1885, and it became School 37. A replacement school was built nearby, and the old structure no longer…

Position: 331 (34 views)

SchoolNo.38.jpg
School 38 was designed by architect Robert A. Bethune in 1886. The school was formerly in District 18. An addition enlarged the building in 1895. Located at 350 Vermont Street, it was replaced in 1956 with a modern school building.

Position: 150 (65 views)

SchoolNo.39View1.jpg
School 39 was built in 1886 to reduce overcrowding at School 24.  This building at 487 High Street was designed by architect Robert A. Bethune (husband of Louise Bethune). Additions enlarged the structure in 1897 and 1926.A new school was constructed…

Position: 143 (67 views)

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