The Edward A. Rath County Office Building is a high-rise(16-story) office building located at 95 Franklin Street, in Buffalo, New York, across from Erie County Hall and the Prudential (Guaranty) Building. The Rath building was named for Edward A. Rath, the first County Executive of Erie County.[1] The building contains the Erie County Executive’s office, Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Public Works, the Office of Geographic Information Services, and a number of other county departments. It was designed by architectural firms Milstein, Wittek, Davis & Hamilton and Backus, Crane & Love, and constructed c. 1968.[2]
Edward A. Rath County Office Building | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Office |
Architectural style | International style |
Location | 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York, United States |
Coordinates | 42°53′02″N 78°52′36″W / 42.884019°N 78.876696°W |
Construction started | 1968 |
Completed | 1969 |
Cost | $15,662,339 |
Owner | Erie County, New York |
Height | |
Roof | 233 ft (71 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 16 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Milstein, Wittek, Davis & Hamilton; Backus, Crane & Love |
Other information | |
Parking | 90 spaces |
History
editSeveral notable buildings existed on the current site prior to the Rath Building, including the:
- D. S. Morgan Building (1895–1965)
See also
editGallery
editReferences
edit- ^ "Former State Supreme Court Judge Rath dies of cancer". Buffalo Business First. May 1, 2003. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Winebrenner, D. K. (August 25, 1968). "County Building Good for City Skyline". Buffalo Courier-Express. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
External links
edit- "Edward A. Rath County Office Building". SkyscraperPage.
- "Emporis building ID 126203". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015.
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