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Fortunate4Now
Nov 24, 2008, 2:25 AM
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Official sources: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=hhdatapage&fileName=ny/ny0100/ny0196/data/hhdatapage.db&recNum=0&itemLink=D?hh:1:./temp/~ammem_W5g3::

Official sources: http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=296


Building Name: Buffalo Main Lighthouse
Native Name:
Other Names: Chinaman's Light
Address: MOUTH OF BUFFALO RIVER / BLACK ROCK CANAL
City: Buffalo
Postal Code: 14207
State/Province: New York
Country: USA
Official Building Website URL:
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect:
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): The tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, It's Buffalo's oldest building still standing on its original foundation

Heights--

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- antenna:
- spire: 76' or 23m
- roof:
- top floor: 61’ or 18.6m
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): built

Construction Dates--
- started:
- finished: 1833
- destroyed:

Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count:

Structure Type(s): Lighthouse
Building Use(s): Historical Monument, Lighthouse Association museum
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Masonry Stone, Steel
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LMich
Nov 24, 2008, 11:34 AM
I added the height as 75'-1", as that is the exact height given in the http://memory.loc.gov/ link, and it seems pretty specific.