Clara Brown (sloop)


Clara Brown
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

First Buffalo River Marina location of the Clara Brown, September 2012
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Location	First Buffalo River Marina, 32 Fuhrman Blvd., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates	42°52′26″N 78°52′52″W / 42.87389°N 78.88111°W / 42.87389; -78.88111Coordinates: 42°52′26″N 78°52′52″W / 42.87389°N 78.88111°W / 42.87389; -78.88111
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1952
Built by	Goudy and Stephens Shipbuilding Company
Architect	Alden, John G.
Architectural style	Sloop
NRHP Reference #	13000098^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 20, 2013

Clara Brown, also known as John G. Alden Design No. 872, is a historic racing sloop located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was designed by John G. Alden and built by Goudy & Stevens Shipyard in Boothbay, Maine. It was designed in 1950 and launched in 1952. She measures 34 feet, 4 inches (10.46 m) in length, 7 feet (2.10 m) in beam, and with her fixed keel has a draft of 4 feet, 11 inches (1.50 m). She was moved to Buffalo in the mid-1980s after sailing on Lake Champlain.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/18/13 through 3/22/13. National Park Service. 2013-03-29.
↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Derek King (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Clara Brown" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying six photographs

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