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St. Vincent's Orphanage/Health Sciences Charter School
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Location
1140 Ellicott Street Buffalo, NY 14209
Had been part of 1313 Main St parcel
Google Bird's Eye View
Ellicott Council District
SBL: 100.55-2-14.121
Erie County Property Info
County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
Next to: Squier House
Owner
Health Sciences Charter School.
NYS Corporation and Business Entity Database
Physical Description
Five story, 46,000 sq.ft. brick building
Current Condition
Renovated and in use as Health Science Charter School. The original cornice and brackets that fell off were unfortunately not replaced.
History
- 1899 - Built as the St. Vincent’s Female Orphanage Asylum in 1899. Designed by Green & Wicks.
- 1948 - Orphanage closes after 50 years of educating and providing technical training to 10,000 young women.
- 1952-1971 - The complex was occupied by Bishop O’Hern High School
- 1971-1981 - Used as the Erie Community College city campus until it moved to the Old Post Office.
- 1983 - Purchased by cardiologist Kenneth Gayles, who had a failed plan to turn it into a medical facility.
- 2001 - Auctioneer Cash Cunningham bought the entire property, which at this point consisted of the Squier House, the Green & Wicks building, and a 1935 Art Deco gym designed by Dietel and Wade.
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- 2005 - fixBuffalo reports building is for sale to any qualified buyer for cheap
- 2006 - Soffit collapsing
- September 2006 - "Preservation Board Meeting - Cash Cunningham was there. Here's the agenda item: 1140 Ellicott St. (former St. Vincent's Orphan Complex) Do temporary repairs to existing roof, remove/rebuild damaged eaves on structure, where required, to match existing, install Nord rubber membrane to overlap existing brick walls as a temporary measure" fixBuffalo
- 2011 - Ellicott Development performs $5.7 million renovation for Health Science Charter School. Stieglitz Snyder and Paul L. Battaglia were the renovation project’s architects.
Other Pertinent Facts
Links
- Health Science Charter School - Building History
- fixBuffalo May 2005 - St. Vincent's - Archive
- fixBuffalo March 2006 - Midtown Masterpiece
- Buffalo Rising March 2006 - Another one that MUST be saved!
- fixBuffalo July 2006 - St. Vincent's Falling Down
- fixBuffalo August 2006 - St. Vincent's Again
- fixBuffalo August 2006 - St Vincent's - Death Watch
- fixBuffalo September 2006 - St. Vincent's - Update
- fixBuffalo September 2006 - Inside St. Vincent's
- fixBuffalo January 2007 - St. Vincent's Update...
- Buffalo Rising June 2008 - St. Vincent’s Female Orphan Asylum
- Buffalo Rising May 2011 - Artists Tackle St. Vincent’s
- Buffalo Spree May 2011 - Preservation-ready: St. Vincent's Female Orphanage Asylum
- Buffalo Rising June 2011 - Preservation Ready: St. Vincent’s – take this one off the list
- Buffalo Rising August 2011 - St. Vincent’s Nears Completion
- Buffalo Rising September 2011 - HSCS Moves Into Their New Home at St. Vincent’s
- Buffalo Rising November 2013 - Health Science Charter School Expands in Midtown
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Added 2013-01-21 • Last changed 2017-03-28