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Ellicott Square Building
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Before Ellicott Square Building
Around 1900
2000
Photo credit: Library of Congress,
Location
283 Main Street, Buffalo NY 14203
On Shelton Square
Google Bird's Eye View
Fillmore Council District
SBL: 111.13-24-1
Erie County Property Info
County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
Also known as 295 Main Street
Across from: Fidelity Trust Building, Federal Reserve Bank, Bernstones / Third National Bank, Lewis Block, Hotel Buffalo, Gerot's French Restaurant, Washington Street Baptist Church, 295 Washington Street, 303 Washington Street, Jewitt Block (317 Washington Street), Fire House Engine No. 1, and 311-333 Main Street block
Owner
Carl Paladino, Ellicott Development Company
ELLICOTT GROUP per propertyviewer
NYS Corporation and Business Entity Database
Carl and William Paladino's company, Ellicott Development, or corporations it controls: (Ellicott Group LLC, Pearl Group LLC, Huron Group Inc, Tupper Group Inc, Deltup LLC, Del-Al LLC, 84 Group, 1238 Group, 1239 Group, 4858 Group, 5277 Group, 9274 Group, etc.), owns these buildings or parcels of preservation concern (not a complete list):
Saint Paul Mall, 61 Edna Place, Crosby Building, 514 South Park Avenue, 619 West Delavan Avenue, 621 West Delavan Avenue, 1050 Niagara Street, 1076 Genesee Street, 1173 East Lovejoy Street, 1175 East Lovejoy Street, 1179 East Lovejoy Street, 172 Franklin Street, 176 Franklin Street, 189 Saint James Place, 206 Ontario Street, Deck Bros. Building, 262 Ohio Street, Karle Saw Co., 809 Tonawanda Street, 85 East Market Street, 905 Elmwood Avenue, The Bellesara / Allentown Athletic, E&B Holmes Machinery Company, Edmiston's Academy of Business, Ellicott Square Building, Fairmont Creamery, Fire House Chemical No. 3, Fire House Engine No. 8, Gohn’s Place / Delaware House, Graystone Hotel / Berkeley Apartments, Grimm Block, Harbor Inn, Hens & Kelly Department Store, Holy Angels Academy, Jansen Brothers Harness Shop, Kaleida Health Facility , L.L. Berger Dept. Store / The Belesario, Meldrum-Edwards Building / The Antonio, Neisner Bros., Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Our Lady of Lourdes Rectory and School, Pleu Building, Seneca Plumbing & Heating Supply, Vars Building, Weed Co. Wholesale Building, GLF Elevator, (Original) Y.M.C.A. / Y.W.C.A. Building,
You can also view this list at Ellicott's category page.
Physical Description
10-story Italian Renaissance Revival style office building with terra-cotta exterior
Current Condition
Restored and in use as a commercial building. Missing its cornice.
History
- Construction began in 1895 by D.H. Burnam & Co. and was completed in 1896, taking only a year to build
- Cost of $3.5 million dollars in 1896
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- The terracotta cornice was removed in 1971. No attempt has been made to restore it since.
Other Pertinent Facts
- It was the largest office building in the world for more than a decade at the time of its construction
- In 1896 it contained the earliest known dedicated motion picture theater in the world
- Part of the Joseph Ellicott Historic Preservation District
Links
- BuffaloAH - 295 Main Street
- Wikipedia - Ellicott Square Building
- Ellicott Development - Ellicott Square Building
- City of Buffalo - Joseph Ellicott Historic Preservation District
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Added 2013-04-01 • Last changed 2018-10-18