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Buffalo Public School No. 24

Coordinates: 42°54′12″N 78°50′21″W / 42.90333°N 78.83917°W / 42.90333; -78.83917
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Buffalo Public School No. 24
Public School No. 24, September 2016
Buffalo Public School No. 24 is located in New York
Buffalo Public School No. 24
Buffalo Public School No. 24 is located in the United States
Buffalo Public School No. 24
Location775 Best St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°54′12″N 78°50′21″W / 42.90333°N 78.83917°W / 42.90333; -78.83917
Area0.44 acres (0.18 ha)
Built1901 (1901), 1960, 1965
ArchitectCharles Day Swan
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.16000840[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 2016

Buffalo Public School No. 24, also known as Public School 59, is a historic school building located in the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood of Buffalo, Erie County, New York. The original section was built in 1901, and is a three-story, seven-bay, I-shaped, red brick building over a raised basement with Renaissance Revival detailing. The building incorporates sandstone, terra cotta, and pressed metal details. It was the first school to offer special education within the City of Buffalo school system.[2] The school has been redeveloped as an apartment building.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/12/16 through 12/16/16. National Park Service. 2016-12-23.
  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 2019-10-05. Note: This includes Derek King; Matthew Shoen; Kelsie Hoke & Jennifer Walkowski (July 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Buffalo Public School No. 24" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-05. and Accompanying photographs
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