Lancaster Municipal Building - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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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