National Register of Historic Places
Edmund B. Hayes Hall
Listed federally as Hayes, Edmund B., Hall
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
The record
- Listed
- June 21, 2016
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 3435 Main St., Buffalo
- County
- Erie
- State
- New York
- Contributing resources
- 1 building
- Coordinates
- 42.95286, -72.82085
- Reference number
- 16000394
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The story
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Edmund B. Hayes Hall is a building at 3435 Main St. in Buffalo, Erie County, built in stages from 1874 to 1927, in Colonial Revival (Georgian Revival), Second Empire and Mid-Century Modern styles.
Why it's listed
It was listed in the National Register in 2016 under criteria A and C, with local-level significance in architecture and education. The hall is named for Hayes, who pledged $250,000 in 1916 and served on the University of Buffalo Council from 1920 until his death in 1923.
Physical character
The walls and foundation are Onondaga limestone with cut stone trim, and the roof is slate, membrane and mansard. A 120-foot tower inspired by Sir Christopher Wren has an octagonal cupola with a clock face at each of its four sides, and its four bells ring a complete Westminster chime installed in 1928 as a gift from Kate Butler.
Historical context
Erie County bought 153 acres in Buffalo Plains in 1851 for an almshouse and farm; the building served as a hospital for the insane from 1873 to 1909. The University at Buffalo acquired the site in 1909, commissioned Cyrus K. Porter & Sons to renovate it in 1925, and it served as the university's primary administrative office building.