Annunciation School is a historic

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building located at Buffalo in

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. It was built in 1928 and is an I-shaped brick structure representative of standardized, modestly sized school buildings of the period. It was operated by the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur. The school was closed as a parish school in 1988. It was home to the

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until 2005 and was converted to apartments in 2009–2010. ''Note:'' This includes an
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in 2008.

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Catholic Academy of West Buffalo website
Schools in Buffalo, New York Christianity in New York (state) Neoclassical architecture in New York (state) School buildings completed in 1928 School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Buffalo, New York 1928 establishments in New York (state) {{NewYork-school-stub