Buffalo City Hall
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| Buffalo City Hall | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Buffalo, NY |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1932 |
| Architect: | Dietel Wade & Jones |
| Architectural style(s): | Art Deco |
| Added to NRHP: | January 15, 1999 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 98001611 [1] |
| Governing body: | Local |
Buffalo City Hall is the seat for local government in the City of Buffalo, New York State. Located at 65 Niagara Square, the 26 story Art Deco building was completed in 1931 by Dietel, Wade & Jones.
It is one of the largest and tallest municipal buildings in the United States of America and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the tallest in Western New York. The design was by George Dietel, architect, with the assistance of John J. Wade. The friezes were sculpted by Albert Stewart and the sculpture done by Rene Paul Chambellan.
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[edit] Gallery
 View of the upper floors art deco panelling. |
 A statue of President Grover Cleveland, a former Mayor of Buffalo in front of City Hall |
 Statue of Millard Fillmore opposite side of the building. |
 City Hall dominates downtown skyline. |
 Buffalo, NY's Art Deco Master Piece City Hall, 2004 |
 City Hall and Niagara Square's Lions. |
 City Hall is lined with relief sculpture. |
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- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2006-03-15).
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