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Vaux Barn
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Vaux Barn
Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Location
1119 Genesee Street, Buffalo NY 14211
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Fillmore Council District
SBL: 100.76-5-10.1
Erie County Property Info
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Owner
Richard Panicali. The property the barn is currently residing on is up for sale.
Physical Description
Wood frame barn.
Current Condition
History
- Designed by Calvert Vaux and built (1875-1876) when the park system was created by Olmsted and Vaux.
- The last remaining building in the park system designed by Calvert Vaux; the only Calvert Vaux building in Buffalo.
- Moved from the park to private land in the 1890s.
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- The Olmsted Parks Conservancy would like to acquire and move the barn back to the park where it was originally sited (Martin Luther King Jr.), where it will be a working building, part of the greenhouse complex.
- Estimated cost to purchase, move, renovate and restore other portions of the barn is $565,000.
- Money is very tight for the Conservancy at this time, so support and leadership from an independent group is the likeliest short-term approach.
Other Pertinent Facts
Links
- Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
- "Save the Vaux Barn" video from Olmsted Parks Conservancy
- David Torke article, 2007
- Buffalo Rising article on Painting for Preservation at Vaux Barn, 2011
- Buffalo News, March 2015 - Some would like to see Calvert Vaux building returned to MLK Park
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Added 2013-04-09 • Last changed 2015-03-22