Sibley and Holmwood Candy Factory and Witkop and Holmes Headquarters

Sibley and Holmwood Candy Factory and Witkop and Holmes Headquarters, also known as the Weed & Company Building, are two connected historic commercial buildings located in downtown Buffalo, Erie County, New York. The Sibley & Holmwood Candy Factory (149 Swan Street) was built in 1896 and is a five-story, nine-bay-wide brick commercial block with late-Gothic detailing. It features Gothic window arches, decorative cast-iron columns on the storefront, and corbelled cornice. The Witkop & Holmes Headquarters (145 Swan Street) was designed by the architectural firm Bethune, Bethune & Fuchs and built in 1901. It is a four-story, three-bay-wide brick commercial block. Both buildings have flat roofs.[2] The building has been renovated to house loft apartments.

Sibley and Holmwood Candy Factory and Witkop and Holmes Headquarters
Sibley and Holmwood Candy Factory and Witkop and Holmes Headquarters, September 2019
Sibley and Holmwood Candy Factory and Witkop and Holmes Headquarters is located in New York
Sibley and Holmwood Candy Factory and Witkop and Holmes Headquarters
Sibley and Holmwood Candy Factory and Witkop and Holmes Headquarters is located in the United States
Sibley and Holmwood Candy Factory and Witkop and Holmes Headquarters
Location149 & 145 Swan Street, Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°52′50″N 78°52′13″W / 42.88056°N 78.87028°W / 42.88056; -78.87028
Area.49 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1896 (1896), 1902; 1901, 1906, 1908
ArchitectLansing and Bierl; Bethune, Bethune, and Fuchs
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.14000398[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 11, 2014

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/07/14 through 7/11/14. National Park Service. 2014-07-18.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Derek King; Caitlin Boyle & Daniel McEneny (February 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sibley and Holmwood Candy Factory and Witkop and Holmes Headquarters" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs
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