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 It has been replaced by a Buffalo Fire Department Station.]]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)]]> 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 "New Building" in the second photograph was built in 1901 across the street, at 775 Best Street.  It was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by architect Charles D. Swan.  School No. 59 relocated to this building in 1976.  As of 2018, the building is in use as the annex to PS 80 Highgate Heights.]]> 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]]>
This building closed in 1949, and no longer exists.]]> 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 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.]]> 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 next two images show the replacement building built at 41 Mineral Springs Road near Seneca in 1896. This structure housed School 27 until 1963.

Neither early structure still exists.]]> 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]]>
This building was demolished in 1963 to make way for a new School 28.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.). Department of Public Works]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]>