Polish Co-Op Savings & Loan
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Location
617 Fillmore Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14212
- Google Bird's Eye View
- Fillmore Council District
- SBL: 111.44-4-30
- Erie County Property Info
- County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
- City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
- Across from: Bilski Hardware and Adam Mickiewicz Library
Owner
- Robert Sienkiewicz.
Physical Description
- Two story Neo-Classical, brick and stone building
Current Condition
- Occupied and being preserved and restored by owner Bob Sienkiewicz. Facade and windows have had various changes made from original.
History
- 1925 - Built for the offices of the Polish Co-Operative Savings and Loan.
- Designed by Wladyslaw H. Zawadzki.
- Served as a branch of the Buffalo Public Library.
- Served as the Polish Army Veterans Association of America Post #1.
- First floor still functions as the Polish Veterans' meeting room and museum.
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- May 2018 - 'Work begins on a mural designed by Polish born artist Otecki' and is a 'part of the latest public art installation effort by the Albright-Knox.' Buffalo Rising
- June 2018 - mural complete, see photos at right.
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
- BuffaloAH - Broadway-Fillmore Neighborhood ANNOTATED LIST OF PROPERTIES
- Broadway Filmore Alive - Finding Zawadzki
- Buffalo Rising, May 2018 - New AK-Otecki Mural Springs to Life at 617 Fillmore Avenue
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Added 2013-07-19 • Last changed 2018-06-09