The Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company was an American electric car manufacturing company from 1912 until 1915 located at 1219-1247 Main Street in Buffalo, New York. The motorcars were marked under the Buffalo brand. The company was formed by a merger of several electrical vehicle and allied companies which included:[2]
- Babcock Electric Carriage Company (whose founder Francis A. Babcock became Buffalo's president)
- Van Wagoner whose trucks were continued by the new company
- The Buffalo Automobile Station Company
- Buffalo Electric Carriage Company
- The Clark Motor Company
Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building | |
 Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building, April 2015 | |
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| Location | 1219-1247 Main St., Buffalo, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°54′24.9834″N 78°52′2.1786″W / 42.906939833°N 78.867271833°W |
| Area | 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) |
| Built | 1910-1911 |
| Architect | Wood and Bradney |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Daylight Factory |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000571[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 10, 2005 |
History
editThe company's automobiles were commonly marketed to affluent women as an alternative to the dangerous manual crank starting that was required with a gasoline vehicle. The company went out of business in 1916.[3]
The Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building is a historic automobile factory and showroom located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was constructed in 1910–1911.[4] The building has been redeveloped as home to "Artspace Buffalo."
The company's factory and showroom was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Electrical World, Volume 59 No 24 Jan. 1912: 1328. Google Books. 1912. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ Buffalo's Electric Automobiles c. 1905 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. "Western New York Heritage Press". Archived from the original on 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2011-04-17., Retrieved 2011-04-17
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (January 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying six photographs
External links
edit- Early Electric Car Companies
- Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
- Preservation Studios Buffalo, NY: historic building rehabilitation and preservation consultants[permanent dead link]
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