10 Lafayette Square
| 10 Lafayette Square | |
|---|---|
 10 Lafayette Square (left) | |
  Tishman Building | |
| Alternative names | Tishman Building |
| Hotel chain | Hilton Garden Inn |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | High-rise |
| Architectural style | International |
| Classification |
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| Address | 447 Main St. 10 Lafayette Square |
| Town or city | Buffalo, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 42°53′10.327″N 78°52′25.129″W / 42.88620194°N 78.87364694°W |
| Construction started | 1958 |
| Completed | 1959 |
| Inaugurated | November 18, 1959 |
| Renovated | December 2012 |
| Renovation cost | $42 million |
| Owner | Hamister Group |
| Affiliation | Hilton Worldwide |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 263 feet (80 m) |
| Tip | 263 feet (80 m) |
| Roof | 263 feet (80 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Rigid frame |
| Material | Concrete and glass |
| Floor count | 20 |
| Lifts/elevators | 5 |
| Grounds | 140,000 square feet (13,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Emery Roth & Sons |
| Main contractor | Tishman Realty & Construction Company |
| Known for | Former headquarters of National Fuel Gas |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Carmina Wood Morris, PC |
| Renovating firm | Hamister Group, Inc. |
| Structural engineer |
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| Main contractor | R&P Oakhill |
| Awards and prizes | Excellence in Historic Preservation, Preservation League of New York State[1] |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 124 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Facilities | 2 |
Tishman Building | |
| Location | 447 Main St, Buffalo, New York |
| Built | 1959 |
| Architect | Emery Roth & Sons |
| Architectural style | International |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000012[2] |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 2012 |
10 Lafayette Square, also known as the Tishman Building, is a high-rise office tower located in Lafayette Square in Buffalo, New York. Completed in 1959, it is the thirteenth-tallest building in Buffalo, standing at 263 feet (80 m) and 20 stories tall. The building is located adjacent to the Rand Building and built in the International Style. The structural frames for the building are not steel, but concrete beams and columns. The building architects were Emery Roth & Sons of New York City.[3][4]
Previous building
[edit]For 81 years (1876–1957), the six-story, cast iron, Buffalo German Insurance Company Building (a Second Empire-style office building built by Richard A. Waite) existed on current land site prior to the Tishman Building.
History
[edit]The Tishman building was home to the Fortune 500 company, National Fuel Gas (formerly Iroquois Gas) until 2003 when the company relocated to the Buffalo suburb of Williamsville.
In May 2011, the Amherst-based Hamister Group purchased the Tishman building. They spent $41 million renovating the building into a mixed use complex including the 123-room Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown, two floors of apartments, and three floors of office space.[5]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012, as the Tishman Building.[2]
Gallery
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tishman Building at 10 Lafayette in Buffalo to be honored". readMedia. April 27, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: April 16, 2012 through April 20, 2012. National Park Service. April 27, 2012. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ "10 Lafayette Square". wnyheritagepress.org. 2012. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Kerry L. Traynor (June 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Tishman Building" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying nine photographs
- ^ "Vertical Mixed-Use Good Fit for Tishman Building". buffalorising.com. March 20, 2012. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
External links
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Media related to 10 Lafayette Square at Wikimedia Commons
- Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Office buildings completed in 1959
- International style architecture in New York (state)
- Skyscraper office buildings in Buffalo, New York
- Skyscrapers in Buffalo, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Buffalo, New York
- Skyscraper office buildings in New York (state)
- Residential skyscrapers in New York (state)
- Skyscraper hotels in New York (state)
- Emery Roth buildings