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Lipowicz Grocery / Burnham's Furniture / Francis John Apartments
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Photos by Forgotten Buffalo, Scott Frederickson, Im4Bflo, Matthew Aungst
Location
1201 Broadway Street Buffalo, NY 14212
Also known as 1209 Broadway
Google Bird's Eye View
Fillmore Council District
SBL: 112.30-1-2
Erie County Property Info
County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
Next to: Bright-Way Lounge
Across from: Broadway Grill, 1204 Broadway , Nowak Amvet Post, A. Nowak and Son, Mule-Town
Owner
FRANCIS JOHN APARTMENTS LP per propertyviewer
NYS Corporation and Business Entity Database
Physical Description
Renaissance style 5 story brick commercial building and original 3 story brick commercial grocery store
Current Condition
Restored for senior apartments in 1998
History
Built in 1912 for Stanislaus Lipowicz Wholesale Grocery based on the design of architect Wladyslaw Zawadzki. An earlier section at 1201 Broadway was designed by an unknown architect in 1900.
Later became Burnham's Department Store
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- 1998 - Delta Development renovates the building for apartments.
Other Pertinent Facts
- Prolific Polish-American architect Władysław H. Zawadzki contributed the following buildings to the East Side's Polonia neighborhood, centered around Broadway and Fillmore: Broadway Bakery, Polonia Hotel, Dom Polski Building, Al Cohens Bakery, Polish Singing Circle, Lipowicz Grocery, Polish Co-Op Savings & Loan, Club Romway, Schreiber Brewing Company, Unia Polska, Transfiguration School, Transfiguration Rectory, Burczynski Bakery. More information here.
Links
- Delta Development - Francis John Apartments
- Forgotten Buffalo - Broadway Preservation Corridor
- Broadway Filmore Alive - Finding Zawadzki
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Added 2013-01-23 • Last changed 2015-05-03