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  • Collection: Buffalo Public School Buildings, 1908

SchoolNo.04.jpg
Built in 1849 at 425 South Park Avenue (formerly Elk Street and Abbott Road), this school was enlarged several times. In 1887, the design firm of Louise Bethune, Bethune & Bethune, designed an addition to the school. In 1925, this building was…

Position: 89 (115 views)

SchoolNo.41Broadway.jpg
This is the first School 41, built in 1869 at Broadway and Spring Street. It was replaced in 1907 by a building on nearby Jefferson Avenue. The original building has since been demolished.

Position: 269 (57 views)

SchoolNo.42MilitaryRoad.jpg
This is the first School 42, built in 1883 at 2 Clay Street near Military Road. A new school building replaced it 1915 on nearby Germain Street. Although "condemned" is noted on the photograph, this Clay Street/Military Road building later housed St.…

Position: 65 (136 views)

SchoolNo.43LovejoyNewBuilding.jpg
The first picture is the "new building" constructed in 1901 at 161 Benzinger Street near Lovejoy. The school was designed by Esenwein & Johnson. An addition was built in 1925.As of 2018, the building is still used as School 43.

Position: 269 (57 views)

SchoolNo.44BroadwayCorPerson.jpg
In 1895, this three-story brick school was built at the corner of 1369 Broadway and Person Street. An additional structure was built nearby in 1907, and both were replaced in 1930.

Position: 250 (60 views)

SchoolNo.45AuburnAve.jpg
School 45 opened at 402 Auburn Avenue in 1889. The school was demolished in 1971 when a much larger replacement was constructed.

Position: 401 (37 views)

SchoolNo.46.jpg
Built in 1888, this structure is still in use (as of 2018).  Located at 389 Virginia Street near Elmwood Avenue and Edward Street, it was designed by H. H. (Henry Harrison) Little, a prominent Buffalo architect. The building became a Veterans High…

Position: 210 (69 views)

SchoolNo.47.jpg
School 47 was constructed in 1889 at 469 Hickory Street. It closed in 1976, and no longer exists.

Position: 173 (76 views)

SchoolNo.49FargoStCornerVermont.jpg
The original school was built in 1890 at 329 Fargo Avenue. It was replaced by another structure on Vermont Street in 1960.

The Fargo Avenue building no longer exists.

Position: 262 (58 views)

SchoolNo.05Seneca.jpg
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.

Position: 120 (90 views)

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