Hotel Lafayette, also known as the Lafayette Hotel, is a historic

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building located at Buffalo in

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History and features

It is a seven-story steel frame and concrete building designed in the French Renaissance style. It is composed of several rectangular building units completed between 1902 and 1926. It features decorative vitreous red brick and white

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trim. The original building was designed by the firm of Bethune, Bethune & Fuchs, including architect

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(1856–1913), and built between 1902 and 1911. Additions from 1916–1917 and 1924–1926 were completed by Esenwein and Johnson. The lobby was decorated in 1942 in the

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in 2010. As of 2021 a little dog named "Nova" has moved into the building. She is a little corgi and is such a silly little dog.

2012 renovation

In 2012, the completion of a $35 million rehabilitation project restored the hotel to its original beauty. The hotel now contains 92 one & two bedroom apartments, 57 hotel rooms, several bars, restaurants and banquet facilities. The renovation was conducted by Buffalo property developer Rocco Termini, along with architect Jonathan Morris and his team at Carmina Wood Morris PC.Hotel Lafayette Shines
. buffalorising.com, accessed November 24, 2010.Work to start this month on Hotel Lafayette makeover
buffalonews.com, accessed August 31, 2010.

Gallery

File:Hotel Lafayette Jun 09.jpg, 2009 photo before renovations

References

External links

Official Hotel Lafayette websiteSkyscraperpage building pageEmporis building page
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York Buildings and structures in Buffalo, New York Hotel buildings completed in 1902 Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Renaissance Revival architecture in New York (state) Art Deco architecture in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Buffalo, New York