"Publications Buffalo Historical Society Volume Thirty" 1930 SEVERANCE, Frank H. [edited by]

SEVERANCE, Frank H. [edited by]

[292] pp.

Buffalo Historical Society

1930

9 5/8" x 6 1/2"

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The building that houses the Buffalo History Museum was constructed in 1901 as the New York State pavilion for that year's Pan-American Exposition, and is the sole surviving permanent structure from the exposition. As planned, the Buffalo Historical Society moved into the building after the exposition.

Designed by Buffalo architect George Cary (1859–1945), its south portico is meant to evoke the Parthenon in Athens. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

Founded in 1862, the Buffalo Historical Society's first president was Millard Fillmore.