Elmwood Historic District–East is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located at Buffalo,

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. The district encompasses 2,405 contributing buildings, 31 contributing structures, and 14 contributing objects in the

Elmwood Village Elmwood Village is a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. Geography Elmwood Village is in the central part of Buffalo. The neighborhood is located along Elmwood Avenue. The neighborhood is bordered on the south by the Allentown neighborhood. The ...

neighborhood of Buffalo. It is bounded on the north by Delaware Park, Forest Lawn Cemetery, and the former

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, on the south by the Allentown Historic District, and on the west by the

Elmwood Historic District–West Elmwood Historic District–West is a national historic district located at Buffalo, Erie County, New York. The district encompasses 1,971 contributing buildings, 4 contributing structures, and 13 contributing objects in the Elmwood Village nei ...

. This predominantly residential district developed between about 1867 and 1965, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Shingle Style,

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Tudor Revival Tudor Revival architecture (also known as mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture ...

, and

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style architecture. The district contains one of the most intact collections of built resources from turn of the 20th century in the city of Buffalo and western New York State. Located in the district are 17 previously listed contributing resources including the

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, Garret Club, James and Fanny How House, Edgar W. Howell House, Edwin M. and Emily S. Johnston House, Col. William Kelly House, Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Parke Apartments, and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo. Other notable building include the

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designed

William R. Heath House The William R. Heath House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, built from 1903 to 1905, and is located at 76 Delaware Park-Front Park System, Soldiers Place in Buffalo, New York. It is built in the Prairie School architectural style. It is a con ...

(1904-1905), Herbert H. Hewitt House (c. 1898), School 56 (1910-1911), the Harlow House (c. 1892),

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house (c. 1908), Alexander Main Curtiss House (now the Ronald McDonald House, 1895),

Nardin Academy Nardin Academy was founded by the Daughters of the Heart of Mary in 1857. The academy includes a college preparatory high school for young women and a co-educational elementary school located in Buffalo, New York. It also includes Montessori pre ...

campus (c. 1914), and Coatsworth House (1897). ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying photographs''
/ref> It was listed on the

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in 2016.

References

Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Shingle Style architecture in New York (state) Queen Anne architecture in New York (state) Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state) Tudor Revival architecture in New York (state) Historic districts in Buffalo, New York National Register of Historic Places in Buffalo, New York {{ErieCountyNY-NRHP-stub