School 13

School 13

School 13, December 2009
Location 266-268 Oak St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°53′20″N 78°52′13″W / 42.88889°N 78.87028°W / 42.88889; -78.87028Coordinates: 42°53′20″N 78°52′13″W / 42.88889°N 78.87028°W / 42.88889; -78.87028
Area less than one acre
Built 1915 (1915)
Architect Metzger, George J.
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP Reference # 05000161[1]
Added to NRHP March 15, 2005

School 13, also known as Boys Vocational High School and Buffalo Alternative High School, is a historic school building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built about 1915, and is a three-story, steel framed building sheathed in brick and terra cotta with Beaux-Arts style design elements. The "T"-shaped building housed administrative offices, classrooms, a gymnasium, swimming pool, and two-story auditorium. The building housed a school until 2003.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (January 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: School 13" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying four photographs


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