Buffalo Meter Company Building

	Buffalo Meter Company Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Buffalo Meter Company Building, September 2019
Location	2917 Main St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates	42°56′39″N 78°49′51″W / 42.94417°N 78.83083°W
Area	6.12 acres (2.48 ha)
Built	1915-1917
Architect	Lockwood, Green & Co.; Bassett, George Barclay
NRHP reference No.	12000476
Added to NRHP	August 7, 2012

Buffalo Meter Company Building is a historic daylight factory building located in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. It was designed and built by the Lockwood, Green & Co. engineering firm in 1915-1917 and is a four-story, reinforced concrete building faced in red brick. It has a fifth floor penthouse, raised basement, a large three story addition built in 1945, and two story office addition built in 1949. The building measures 284 feet by 82 feet.

The building was built for and housed the Buffalo Meter Company until 1969–1970, after which it was acquired by the University of Buffalo. It was renamed Bethune Hall, after prominent local architect Louise Blanchard Bethune and housed the Department of Art.^[2] It is being redeveloped as the Bethune Lofts.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/06/12 through 8/10/12. National Park Service. 2012-08-17.
^ Jennifer Walkowski (April 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Buffalo Meter Company Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-02-21. See also: "Accompanying 16 photos". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
^ http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2013/06/happy-157th-birthday-americas-first-female-architect/5994/

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Buffalo Meter Company, April 2012

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[nps-1] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/06/12 through 8/10/12. National Park Service. 2012-08-17.

[nrhpinv_ny-2] Jennifer Walkowski (April 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Buffalo Meter Company Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-02-21. See also: "Accompanying 16 photos". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-02-21.

[3] ttp://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2013/06/happy-157th-birthday-americas-first-female-architect/5994/

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