History of Buffalo

At the east end of Lake Erie is Buffalo, the state's second largest city, and one of the leading ports on the Great Lakes. Besides an architectural monument - the Guaranty Building in Church Street designed by Bankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan in 1896 - the city also has the Albrecht Knox Art Gallery, with a fine collection of European and American art of the 18th-20th centuries, the Museum of

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the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, and the Naval and Military Park on the harbor, with some warships. In the old Allentown district are many finely restored Victorian buildings now housing art galleries, boutiques and small restaurants. From Buffalo it is not far to Niagara Falls.

Tourist Attractions in Buffalo

Anderson Gallery
In 1987, David Anderson purchased an abandoned elementary school in Buffalo's University District. Renovation of the existing structure and construction of a two-story glass-walled addition was completed five years later. The first floor exhibition space consists of four galleries. The second floor space includes an exhibition hallway and a glass-walled sculpture gallery. Over the past ten years, the Gallery has produced over seventy-five exhibits featuring artists that are emerging and internationally recognized.

Austin Building
Built in 1833 as the First Unitarian Church, this Greek Revival structure is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Buffalo.

Buffalo Fire Historical Society Museum
Fire memorabilia is on display at the Buffalo Fire Historical Society Museum including hand-drawn equipment and fire artifacts. The museum is dedicated to the history of fire fighting in Buffalo.

Buffalo Museum of Science
The Buffalo Museum of Science was founded in 1861 to trace natural and human history. Dinosaurs, insects, humans, and space are some of the displays and hands-on exhibits. The collections at the Buffalo Museum of Science include anthropology, botany, entomology, mycology, paleontology and zoology.

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
Olmsted's South Park, the 1894 tri-domed glass conservatory building, and the Victorian-style gardens of plants are found within the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Some of the year-round highlights are the orchid house, bromeliad house, herb collection, and waterfall. Some of the plants are native to the area but most are native to tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. The indoor gardens include a fully restored palm dome, an impressive fern house which is home to "life-size" dinosaur topiaries and a koi pond.

Burchfield-Penney Art Center
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is dedicated to the art and culture of Western New York. The largest collection of Charles Burchfield art is housed within the center as well as over 6,000 works by other artists. Type building

76 to 92 Pearl Street
These cast iron and brick commercial buildings were typical of the 19th century. There were built between 1870 and 1890 to house cabinetry and furniture manufacturers.