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Buffalo Public School No. 77

Coordinates: 42°54′33″N 78°53′31″W / 42.90917°N 78.89194°W / 42.90917; -78.89194
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Buffalo Public School No. 77
Public School No. 77, July 2013
Buffalo Public School No. 77 is located in New York
Buffalo Public School No. 77
Buffalo Public School No. 77 is located in the United States
Buffalo Public School No. 77
Location429 Plymouth Avenue, Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°54′33″N 78°53′31″W / 42.90917°N 78.89194°W / 42.90917; -78.89194
Area2.09 acres (0.85 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectErnest Crimi
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.100001361[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 2017

Buffalo Public School No. 77 is a historic school building located in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. It was built in 1927, and is a three-story, rectangular, brick building with Classical Revival detailing. It has a courtyard plan with a double-height gymnasium at one end and a double-height auditorium at the other. The building is an example of a typical standardized public school plan developed by Ernest Crimi.[2] The school building has been redeveloped as senior housing and a neighborhood community center.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/14/17 through 7/27/17. National Park Service. 2017-07-28.
  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 Matthew Shoen; Kelsie Hoke; Caitlin Moriarty & Jennifer Walkowski (January 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Buffalo Public School No. 77" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-05. and Accompanying photographs
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