Kamman Building
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Kamman Building, photo by Mike Puma
Location
755 Seneca Street Buffalo, NY 14210
Immediately to the East of Larkin Square.
Google Bird's Eye View
Fillmore Council District
SBL: 122.26-2-3
Erie County Property Info
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City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
Next to: 775 Seneca Street , Larkin 'U' Building
Across from: Nauland Building and F. X. Winkler & Sons Building
Owner
KAMMAN GROUP LLC per propertyviewer
NYS Corporation and Business Entity Database
Physical Description
Designed and built some time between 1878 and 1883. 13,000 sq.ft. four story brick building designed in the Romanesque Renaissance style by architect F. W. Caulkins.
Current Condition
History
- The property was owned by the Kamman family until 1916, when it was sold to the Larkin Company.
- A post office substation was located in the building starting in 1893.
- Former home of a soda fountain, drug store, meat shop, medical offices, apartments, and a U. S. Post Office for the Larkin Company.
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- 2000's - Had been vacant for more than ten years
- 2009/2010 - The architecture firm of Chaintreuil | Jensen | Stark performed a $2 million renovation and made it the firm's headquarters.
Other Pertinent Facts
- It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
- Located within Buffalo's oldest manufacturing district, the Hydraulics Neighborhood.
- Sept 2009 - Nomination for State and Local Register of Historic Places submitted for Hydraulics on a Multiple Property Documentation Form, laying the groundwork for property owners to designate other buildings in the neighborhood as historic.
Links
- Wikipedia - Kamman Building
- BuffaloAH - State and National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form - HYDRAULICS/LARKIN NEIGHBORHOOD
- NYS Parks - Preservation Works in NYS - Kamman Building
- Hydraulics Press February 2009 - Kamman Interior Revealed
- Buffalo Rising February 2010 - Kamman Construction Watch
- Buffalo Rising July 2010 - Kamman Lands Landmarking
- Views of Buffalo November 2013 - The Kamman Building is Almost Fully Occupied, Just One Apartment Left
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Added 2013-01-15 • Last changed 2015-01-23