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Rand Building
14
Lafayette Square,
Buffalo, New York
Construction end: |
1929 |
Architects: |
Franklyn
& William Kidd; James W Kideney & Assoc. (Rand House, also designed by the Kidds) |
Construction firm: |
John W. Cowper Company |
Name: |
Named after George F. Rand, Sr.,
former president of Marine Bank |
Style: |
Art Deco skyscraper |
Height: | 391 ft., 29 floors Tallest Buildings in Buffalo (online October 2014) |
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See also: Christopher Gray, "Not Just a Perch for King Kong" New York Times excerpt, related to Dirigible mooring post
Elevation photos Elevation: a particular side of a building Photos taken between 2005-2017 Postcard ... Looking north (south elevation) ... To the left of the Rand Building is the 1876 Buffalo German Insurance Co. Building Photo taken in 2008 ... Looking north ... Note the plain top of the Tishman Building ... Top of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument Photo taken in 2016 ... Looking north from Lafayette Square ... Note top of the Tishman Building: in 2016 the Hilton Garden Inn Looking west (east elevation) Photo taken in 2008 ... Looking east (west elevation) ... William Hengerer Company / Lafayette Court Building ... Tishman Building ... Note the plain top of the Tishman Building ... Rectangular white building lower right: Western Savings Bank / Main Court Building Looking northwest ... At right: William Hengerer Company / Lafayette Court Building Stepped |
Dirigible mooring post 2018 photos Details, from the top down: .. |
Facade Photos taken between 2005-2017 Bottom of the "dirigible mooring mast" ... See excerpt from a New Times article Finials Monumental Art Deco style finials
Rosettes flanked by lotus flowers Scrolled acanthus leaves S Scrolls in spandrel panels Dentils below stone sill Art Deco main entrance ... Detail below: Cornerstone |