U.S. Courthouse - Buffalo, NY
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N 42° 53.165 W 078° 52.618
17T E 673367 N 4750351
The Michael J. Dillon U.S. Courthouse is a seven story building, located on Niagara Square in the heart of downtown Buffalo.
Waymark Code: WM1J92
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2007
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The following is an excerpt from
New York: A Guide to the Empire State in the Buffalo Points of Interest section.
The U.S. COURTHOUSE, SW. corner of Franklin and Court Sts., harmonizes in design with the New York State Building, the two structures framing the fine vista from Niagara Square east to Lafayette Square. Designed in the neoclassic style, the courthouse has seven stories, but the two uppermost are set back to conform with the height of the earlier State Building. It was dedicated in 1936 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Because of the unusual shape of the site, architects E.B. Green and Bley & Lyman created a pentagonal shaped building. A twelve-story building was planned originally but due to reduction of funds, the building was reduced to seven stories. The courthouse was named in honor of Michael J. Dillon, a longtime Internal Revenue Service employee, in 1987.