Sinclair, Rooney & Co. Building, also known as the Remington Rand Building and Sperry-Rand Building, is a historic building located in downtown Buffalo, Erie County, New York. It was designed by the architecture firm Esenwein & Johnson and built between 1909 and 1911. The building is representative of Commercial Style architecture. The six-story, steel frame and concrete, L-shaped building is clad in yellow brick and consists of a rectangular main block, approximately 60-feet by 164-feet, with an extension of approximately 30-feet by 63-feet. It features brick pilasters that extend to the sixth floor, where they are capped by ornamental brick brackets and dentil molding below the roofline. It was built for Sinclair, Rooney, & Co., wholesale milliners, and later occupied by Remington Rand Corporation and its successor Sperry-Rand. The building housed offices and light manufacturing activities.[2]: 3
Sinclair, Rooney & Co. Building | |
 Sinclair Rooney and Company Building, November 2015 | |
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| Location | 465 Washington St., Buffalo, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°53′12″N 78°52′29″W / 42.88667°N 78.87472°W |
| Area | 0.27 acres (0.11 ha) |
| Built | 1909-1911 |
| Architect | Esenwein & Johnson |
| Architectural style | Commercial Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 15001025[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 2016 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/01/16 through 2/05/16. National Park Service. 2016-02-12.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Martin Wachadlo; Francis R. Kowsky; Christopher N. Brown & Jennifer Walkowski (April 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sinclair, Rooney & Co. Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs