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Bruce-Briggs Brick Block

Coordinates: 42°53′57″N 78°40′2″W / 42.89917°N 78.66722°W / 42.89917; -78.66722
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Bruce-Briggs Brick Block
Bruce-Briggs Brick Block, October 2009
Bruce-Briggs Brick Block is located in New York
Bruce-Briggs Brick Block
Bruce-Briggs Brick Block is located in the United States
Bruce-Briggs Brick Block
Location5481-5483-5485 Broadway, Lancaster, New York
Coordinates42°53′57″N 78°40′2″W / 42.89917°N 78.66722°W / 42.89917; -78.66722
Arealess than one acre
Built1855 (1855)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
MPSLancaster, New York MPS
NRHP reference No.99001409[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 1999

Bruce—Briggs Brick Block is a historic rowhouse block located at Lancaster in Erie County, New York. It is a mid-19th century brick structure unique in Western New York, which incorporates both Greek Revival and Italianate style decorative details. The rowhouses were built for George Bruce, one of the early settlers of Lancaster.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] It is located in the Broadway Historic District.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (January 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bruce-Briggs Brick Block" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying six photographs
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