Parkside East Historic District is a national historic district located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The district is architecturally and historically significant for its association with the 1876 Parks and Parkways Plan for the city of Buffalo developed by Frederick Law Olmsted. It consists of 1,769 contributing structures (1,109 principal buildings, 659 outbuildings) developed from 1876 to 1936, as a middle class residential neighborhood. The district largely contains single-family dwellings, built in a variety of popular architectural styles, and located along the irregular and curvilinear street pattern developed by Olmsted. The district is located to the east of Buffalo's Delaware Park and includes the Walter V. Davidson House and the separately listed Darwin D. Martin House, both designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.[2]
Parkside East Historic District | |
 Streetscape in Parkside East Historic District, December 2009 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Parkside Ave., Amherst St., Colvin Ave., NY Central RR tracks, Main St., and Humboldt Ave., Buffalo, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°56′9″N 78°50′59″W / 42.93583°N 78.84972°W |
| Area | 226 acres (91 ha) |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architect | Wright, Frank Lloyd; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Prairie School, American Four Square |
| MPS | Olmsted Parks and Parkways TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002817[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 17, 1986 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Francis R. Kowsky (September 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Parkside East Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016., Accompanying 181 photographs, and Photograph captions
External links
edit- Parkside is covered in the
North Buffalo travel guide from Wikivoyage. - Official Site for the Parkside Community Association
