Kibler High School is a historic high school building located at the city of Tonawanda in Erie County, New York. It was designed by the Buffalo architectural firm of Edward B. Green, & Sons and constructed in 1925 in the Classical Revival style. The exterior features a rusticated ground floor, central entrance pavilion with pilasters and pediment, an elaborately decorated cupola, and red tile hip roofs. The school was named for the president of the Tonawanda Board of Education in 1924, William J. Kibler. The building functioned as a school until 1983.[2] The building was renovated as senior housing in the mid-2000s.

Kibler High School
Kibler High School Building, December 2009
Kibler High School is located in New York
Kibler High School
Kibler High School is located in the United States
Kibler High School
Location284 Main St., Tonawanda, New York
Coordinates43°00′42″N 78°52′50″W / 43.0118°N 78.8805°W / 43.0118; -78.8805
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1925
ArchitectGreen, Edward B. & Sons; Braas Bros. Co.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.98001612[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 15, 1999

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

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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 July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (November 4, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Kibler High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying six photographs
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