Fosdick-Masten Park High School

Fosdick-Masten Park High School, now known as City Honors School, is a historic public high school building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The school is located on a 5.2-acre (2.1 ha) site. It was designed by architects Esenwein & Johnson and is a 3+12-story H-shaped brick structure constructed in 1912–1914 and sheathed in white glazed terra cotta tile.[2]

Fosdick-Masten Park High School
City Honors School as viewed from Best Street, June 2006
Fosdick-Masten Park High School is located in New York
Fosdick-Masten Park High School
Fosdick-Masten Park High School is located in the United States
Fosdick-Masten Park High School
LocationMasten Ave. and E. North St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°54′11″N 78°51′38″W / 42.90306°N 78.86056°W / 42.90306; -78.86056
Built1912-1914
ArchitectEsenwein & Johnson
Architectural styleBeaux Arts, Beaux Arts Classicism
NRHP reference No.83001672[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1983

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Notable alumni

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A cartoon sketch of (then) Masten Park High School appears on the 1938 Goudey baseball card #269 of alumnus Frankie Pytlak.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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 (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Fosdick-Masten Park High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying nine photographs
  3. ^ "Frankie Pytlak". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ "1938 Goudey Heads-Up (R323)". Trading Card Database. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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