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James and Fanny How House

Coordinates: 42°54′59″N 78°52′28″W / 42.91639°N 78.87444°W / 42.91639; -78.87444
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James and Fanny How House
James and Fanny How House, December 2009
James and Fanny How House is located in New York
James and Fanny How House
James and Fanny How House is located in the United States
James and Fanny How House
Location41 St. Catherine's Crt., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°54′59″N 78°52′28″W / 42.91639°N 78.87444°W / 42.91639; -78.87444
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1924
ArchitectOlmsted, Harold L.
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.97000415[1]
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1997

James and Fanny How House is a historic home located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is a noted example of a Tudor Revival–style dwelling designed by local architect Harold L. Olmsted in 1924. It is composed of three sections: a 2+12-story cross-gabled front block, a 1-story gabled connecting link, and a 2-story gabled rear block with a small 1-story wing. It has a limestone ashlar and concrete foundation and painted stucco-covered exterior walls of brick and tile.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1] It is located in the Elmwood Historic District–East.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (March 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: James and Fanny How House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying 12 photographs
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