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Ford Hotel / Richford
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Photo credit: BuffaloAH, Giovanni Centurione, Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News, Mark Paradowski
Location
210 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202
Google Bird's Eye View
Ellicott Council District
SBL: 111.37-5-1.11
Erie County Property Info
County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
Now part of a combined parcel with the Jackson Building
Across from: Dulski/Avant Building and Buffalo Elks Temple 23
Owner
DOWNTOWN LODGING ASSOCIATES per propertyviewer
NYS Corporation and Business Entity Database
Physical Description
12 story steel building with brick facade in the renaissance revival style.
Current Condition
Demolished. Parking lot.
History
- 1922 - Architect J. F. Warner designs the building
- 1924 - 700 luxury-room hotel opens
- 1950s - Renamed the Richford Hotel
Recent Events and Actions Taken
Halloween 1999 - Demolished to make way for a parking lot and entrance to the Hampton Inn being created in the Jackson Building.
Other Pertinent Facts
Links
- WNY Heritage Press - Delaware & Chippewa - 1920's
- Youtube - Video of Ford Hotel Implosion
- Emporis - Ford Hotel Buffalo
- BuffaloAH - Ford Hotel postcard
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Added 2013-07-15 • Last changed 2017-04-06