Harlow C. Curtiss Building
| Harlow C. Curtiss Building | |
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| Curtiss Building | |
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Harlow C. Curtiss Building, June 2009
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| Former names | Eisele Building , Hoelscher Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Chicago Commercial |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
| Address | 204-210 Franklin Street |
| Town or city | Buffalo, New York |
| Country |  United States |
| Current tenants | unused |
| Construction started | 1912 |
| Completed | 1913 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Paul F. Mann |
| Main contractor | Metz Brothers |
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Harlow C. Curtiss Building
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| Location | 204-210 Franklin St., Buffalo, New York |
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| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | Mann, Paul F.; builder: Metz Brothers |
| Architectural style | Chicago |
| NRHP Reference # | 08001142[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 5, 2008 |
The Harlow C. Curtiss Building, is an historic office building located in Buffalo in Erie County, New York. Named for Harlow Clarke Curtiss, prominent Buffalo attorney and real estate investor, the building bears a resemblance to the works of renowned Chicago architects such as Daniel Burnham and Louis Sullivan, both of whom designed buildings in Buffalo. The Curtiss Building was designed by Buffalo architect Paul F. Mann, the brother-in-law of Harlow C. Curtiss.[2] It is one of the largest terra cotta structures of its type and period in downtown Buffalo.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
History
The buildings earliest tenants included the Kittinger Furniture Company. Other occupants included lawyers, stationers, and paramedical companies, but oddly enough not Curtiss' office.
As of August 2015, the building is currently in the middle of an $18+ million renovation by developer Mark Croce into the Curtiss Hotel. The hotel will be a 5 star, 68 room boutique hotel and is currently scheduled to open December 15, 2015.[3] Amenities include a first floor corner 3-meal restaurant, featuring a revolving bar reminiscent of Buffalo’s historic Chez Ami Supper Club, which will lead to patio seating along W. Huron Street. On the opposite corner of the building, adjacent to a planned porte cochère and main entranceway, there will be Buffalo’s first all-weather urban hot springs/Roman Bath experience.[4]
A second Curtiss Building
In 1924, Harlow C. Curtiss commissioned a second commercial and office building to be built at 357-363 Delaware Avenue bearing the same name. The Buffalo architectural firm of Esenwein & Johnson was the architect selected for that building.[5]
See also
- John Shelton Curtiss, son of Harlow Clarke Curtiss
References
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- ↑ Buffalo as an Architectural Museum: John F. Mann
- ↑ http://www.curtisshotel.com/
- ↑ http://buffalorising.com/2015/07/curtiss-gets-corniced-more/
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- Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Commercial buildings completed in 1912
- Buildings and structures in Buffalo, New York
- 1912 establishments in New York
- Erie County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
