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Central High moved to the Hutchinson building on Elmwood Avenue in 1914, and the school became known as Hutchinson-Central. The old building in Niagara Square was torn down in 1926, and replaced by the State Office Building at 65 Court Street.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]>  stone, brick and terra-cotta structure in the French Renaissance Revival style was designed by architects August Esenwein and James A. Johnson. The building has continually been in use by the Buffalo Public Schools.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]>  It was destroyed by fire in 1912, and rebuilt onsite in 1914.  The school was later known as Fosdick-Masten High School, and changed to City Honors in 1980.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]>
Originally located on Jersey Street in 1871, this structure was replaced with a new building in 1914. The new structure on this site housed Grover Cleveland High School beginning in 1931.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]>
The building at Perry & Illinois has since been demolished.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]>
The "Old Building" in the second photo was built in 1845 and was located at South Division and Ellicott Streets.

Neither building remains today.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> School for the Colored beginning in 1839.

The Bailey Ave building closed in 1980 during school desegregation. It has been replaced by a Buffalo Fire Department Station.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Mechanics Art School was developed here, which later became Technical High School.

Elm Vocational High School also began here, and changed to Burgard Vocational High School when the school moved to Kensington Avenue.

School 11 relocated to Poplar Avenue in 1922, and the building on Elm Street closed in the 1950s.  It has since been torn down.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]>
The building was converted to apartments in the 1980s and remains in use as of 2018.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]>

1. The first photograph shows the 3-story "New building," constructed in 1898.
2. The "Old building" pictured next, is a 2-story building from 1874.
3. The last photo is the one story brick annex added in 1887. The "Cooking School" housed manual training (for boys) and domestic science (for girls) programs.

A new school building replaced these in 1940 at 118 Hampshire Street. The older structures no longer exist.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Black Rock Vocational in 1910. The school later moved to Elmwood Avenue and was renamed McKinley High School.

The building at East and Amherst closed in 1935 and has since been demolished.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Public schools]]> Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Public schools--New York (State)--Buffalo]]>
School 21 served the community until 1980, and the building has since been torn down.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]>