Pierce Arrow Factory Complex
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Pierce Arrow Factory Complex
| nrhp_type = hd
| nocat = yes
| image = Pierce Arrow Factory Complex Dec 09.JPG
| caption = Pierce Arrow Factory Complex, December 2009
| location = Elmwood and Great Arrow Aves., Buffalo, New York
| coordinates = {{coord|42|56|34|N|78|52|26|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = New York#USA
| built = 1906
| architect = Kahn, Albert; Et al.
| architecture =
| added = October 1, 1974
| area = {{convert|34|acre}}
| refnum = 74001234{{NRISref|2009a}}
}}
Pierce Arrow Factory Complex is a national historic district consisting of the former Pierce-Arrow automobile factory located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York.
History
It was designed by Albert Kahn in about 1906 and served as the headquarters and production facility for Pierce-Arrow automobiles until 1938. Since then, the complex has been subdivided over the years to provide affordable space for many small companies and organizations. At one time local department store chain AM&A's operated a furniture warehouse in part of the complex.{{cite web| url = https://cris.parks.ny.gov/| title = Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)| publisher = New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation| format = Searchable database| accessdate = 2016-05-01| archive-url = http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/| archive-date = 2019-04-04| url-status = dead}} Note: This includes {{cite web | url = https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=29586&q=false | title = National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Pierce Arrow Factory Complex | accessdate = 2016-05-01 | author = Cornelia E. Brooke | format = PDF | date = April 1974 }} and [https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=29584&q=false Accompanying five photographs]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Construction and features
Located over a {{convert|34|acre|adj=on}} site, it consists of a three-story, {{convert|132970|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Administration Building and an assortment of automobile manufacturing and assembly related structures. The buildings are principally constructed of reinforced concrete, and the Administration Building is considered one of the two earliest fully-realized examples of the Daylight Factory industrial architecture style (the other being the Packard Automotive Plant in Detroit).{{cite book |last1=Banham |first1=Reyner |title=A Concrete Atlantis: U.S. Industrial Building and European Modern Architecture 1900-1925 |publisher=The MIT Press |year=1989 |isbn=0-262-02244-3 |location=Massachusetts}} {{rp|p.82}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM252Q_Pierce_Arrow_Factory_Complex_Buffalo_NY Pierce Arrow Factory Complex - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com]
- [http://wnyheritagepress.org/photos_week_2005/pierce_arrow/pierce_arrow.htm Pierce Arrow Factory, Elmwood Avenue - Western New York Heritage Press website]
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Buffalo, New York
Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in New York (state)
Category:Historic districts in Buffalo, New York
Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Buffalo, New York
Category:Motor vehicle manufacturing plants on the National Register of Historic Places
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