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E  Ellicott Square Building
CATALOG ID: P-70910
E Ellicott Square Building

Completed in 1896 to designs by D. H. Burnham & Company of Chicago, the building covers an entire city block and when completed was the largest building in the world.  The building contains a light court which covers an elaborate courtyard in the center, and remains a popular office building in Buffalo 12 decades after completion. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information.

Specifications

School / Style
Emblematic
Manufacturer
Yale & Towne
Circa Dates
1896
Classification
Category P - P-700
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P-70910

About this record

“E Ellicott Square Building” (catalogue P-70910) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Public Buildings/Seals category (Category P, Single Letters) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It was made by Yale & Towne, circa 1896. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.

Moving off a platform we had outgrown

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