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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Buffalo, New York, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1929-1931 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorWade, John J.en_US
dc.date1929-1931en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-16T20:26:04Z
dc.date.available2013-05-16T20:26:04Z
dc.date.issued1929-1931en_US
dc.identifier218472en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 396en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/126250
dc.descriptionSkyline of Buffalo from the west, depicting the City Hall at the left; Buffalo City Hall is the seat for local government in the City of Buffalo, New York State. Located at 65 Niagara Square, the 26 story Art Deco building was completed in 1931 by Dietel Wade & Jones. It is one of the largest and tallest municipal buildings in the United States of America and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The design was by John J. Wade. The friezes were sculpted by Albert Stewart and the sculpture done by Rene Paul Chambellan. Construction was by John W. Cowper Company. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 12/11/2007)en_US
dc.format.mediumsandstone; limestone; granite; steel (tawny Ohio sandstone, gray Minnesota limestone, gray granite, steel)en_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectArt Decoen_US
dc.titleBuffalo City Hallen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-US-BF-CH-A6en_US
vra.culturalContextAmericanen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypecity hallen_US
vra.worktypeskyscraperen_US
dc.contributor.displayJohn J. Wade (American architect, born 1893)en_US


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