School No. 26, Milton Street School

Title

School No. 26, Milton Street School

Description

Built in 1888 at 101 Milton Street, this school was designed by Louise Bethune's architectural firm, Bethune & Bethune.

It was described by Buffalo Express newspaper in 1889 as having 121 rooms, Queenstown-stone trimmings, and “finished in soapstone of light and attractive colors. There are transoms over the outside windows, and the light and ventilation are declared to be perfect.”

A new school was built on the same block in 1926, and this building was demolished.

Date

1908-03

Source

Buffalo Public School Buildings, 1908

Publisher

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)

Rights

Digital image copyright 2018 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.

Relation

Digital Collections of the B&ECPL

Type

Still Image

Format

image/tiff

Language

Citation

Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works, “School No. 26, Milton Street School,” B&ECPL Digital Collections, accessed November 23, 2024, https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/1773.