Lancaster Municipal Building
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N 42° 54.016 W 078° 40.217
17T E 690202 N 4752372
The Lancaster Municipal Building has been the center of government of the Village of Lancaster, New York since 1940.
Waymark Code: WM15G8
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2007
Views: 15
The Lancaster Municipal Building is significant architecturally as a locally significant example of the Moderne style of design, and also as an example of the work of Buffalo architects Hudson and Hudson.
On the site once stood the mid-19th century American Hotel (later known as the Village Inn) and the 1896 fire hall. In 1936, a right-of-way was given by the Village to Erie County to accommodate a major Works Progress Adminitration project involving improvements to Broadway. The Hotel was no longer standing and the right-of-way necessitated the removal of the fire hall during the summer of 1936.
Construction began May 13, 1939 and was completed the following year at a total cost of $127,500. It has served as the center of the Village of Lancaster government since that time.
Street address: 5423 Broadway Lancaster, NY United States 14086
County / Borough / Parish: Erie
Year listed: 1999
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Government: City Hall
Current function: Government: City Hall
Privately owned?: no
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2007 To: 12/31/2007
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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