Larkin Terminal Warehouse
{{for|other Larkin Company buildings|Larkin Building (disambiguation){{!}}Larkin Building}}
{{short description|Building in Buffalo, New York}}
{{Update|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Larkin Terminal Warehouse
| native_name = LCo Building
| native_name_lang =
| former_names =
| alternate_names = Larkin R/S/T Building, Larkin at Exchange
| status = Complete
| image = Larkin Terminal Warehouse rear.jpg
| caption =
| address = 726 Exchange Street at van Rensselaer Street
| location_town = Buffalo, New York
| location_country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|42.8751|-78.8519|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| groundbreaking_date =
| start_date = 1911
| completion_date = 1912
| architect = Lockwood, Greene & Co.
| owner = Larkin Development Group
| cost =
| floor_area = {{convert|600000|sqft|m2|1|abbr=on}}
| top_floor =
| floor_count = 10
| website = {{url|larkindg.com}}
| references =
| altitude =
| building_type = Daylight Factory
| architectural_style = International style
| structural_system = steel reinforced concrete
| current_tenants = KeyBank, Kaleida Health, John R. Oishei Foundation
| renovation_date = 2002
| height =
| antenna_spire = {{convert|286.1|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
| roof =
| other_dimensions =
| elevator_count = 6
| main_contractor = Aberthaw Construction Co
| nrhp =
}}
The Larkin Terminal Warehouse, also known as Larkin at Exchange or the Larkin R/S/T Building,{{cite book | last1 = Banham | first1 =Reyner | title = A Concrete Atlantis: U.S. Industrial Building and European Modern Architecture 1900-1925 | location = Massachusetts | publisher = The MIT Press | year= 1989 | isbn = 0-262-02244-3 }} {{rp|p.88}} is located at 726 Exchange Street, Buffalo, New York in a neighborhood known as the "Hydraulics." The neighborhood was one of Buffalo's earliest industrial districts and its name is derived from the construction of a small hydraulic canal. The building, clearly visible from the I-190 interstate, was originally part of the Larkin Company and was one of the last constructed buildings in the complex.{{Cite web|title= A decade in review: Larkin Terminal Warehouse is reborn|author= Hawley, Chris|url= http://www.hydraulicspress.com/the_hydraulics/2010/01/a-decade-in-review-larkin-terminal-warehouse-rehab-begins.html|publisher= The Hydraulics Press|date= Jan 11, 2010|accessdate= 2011-05-11|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100213133944/http://www.hydraulicspress.com/the_hydraulics/2010/01/a-decade-in-review-larkin-terminal-warehouse-rehab-begins.html|archive-date= February 13, 2010|url-status= dead}} The building has a radio tower on the roof erected by WEBR-AM in 1936.{{Cite web|title= FCC Registered Cell Phone and Antenna Towers in Buffalo, New York|author=City-Data.com|url=http://www.city-data.com/towers/cell-Buffalo-New-York.html|accessdate=2011-05-11}}
History
The Larkin Company owned the building until 1967, when it was sold to Graphic Controls.{{Cite web |title=Larkin Terminal Warehouse - 'Larkin at Exchange' Building - WNY Heritage |url=https://www.wnyheritage.org/content/larkin_terminal_warehouse_-_larkin_at_exchange_building/index.html |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=www.wnyheritage.org}} In 2001, CityView Properties purchased the building from Graphic Controls. The group has spent over $40 million in renovations to the building.{{Cite web|title= Larkin Terminal Warehouse|author= wnyheritagepress.org |url= http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2006/larkin_lco/larkin_lco.htm|accessdate= 2011-05-11}} On September 10, 2009, First Niagara Financial Group relocated its corporate headquarters to the Larkin Terminal Warehouse building.
As of January 2016, the John R. Oishei Foundation's headquarters are located at the Larkin Terminal Warehouse. As of December 2015, the Foundation has $300 million in assets and gives away nearly $20 million annually. It is among the region's most well-known grant makers, providing resources for programs, capital projects and nonprofit executive development and in the last few years alone, it provided multimillion-dollar gifts to the largest health and education projects in Western New York.{{cite news|last1=Drury|first1=Tracey|title=Oishei Foundation celebrates 75 years of giving|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/print-edition/2015/12/04/oisheifoundation-celebrates-75-years-of-giving.html|accessdate=2 February 2016|publisher=Buffalo Business First|date=December 4, 2015}}
Larkin Complex
Other buildings in the Larkin complex include:
- Larkin Power station at 635 Seneca Street.
- Larkin Factory Complex Buildings: B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K N, O, (The Seneca Industrial Center) at 701 Seneca Street.
- Larkin L/M Warehouse (now Army Navy Surplus), at 290 Larkin Street.
- Larkin U Building at 239 Rensselaer street.
- Larkin Men's Club at 696 Seneca Street.
- Larkin Administration Building (Demolished) 680 Seneca Street
Gallery
Image:Larkin Terminal Warehouse.jpg|View from the I-190 interstate
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