Oldman Boiler Works, Boilershop, 32 Illinois Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY
Summary
Significance: The boiler shop is the oldest extant building on the site. It represents a common type of construction used in single-story plants. This class of industrial architecture followed general period trends toward more fire-resistant and spatially-efficient forms while differing in detail from multi-story factory designs. The boiler shop contains several significant machines, including pyramid plate bending rolls.
Survey number: HAER NY-272-A
Tags
north buffalo junction
oldman
boiler
works
oldman boiler works
boilershop
illinois street
erie
erie county
new york
historic american engineering record
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
North Buffalo Junction
,
42.87426, -78.87512
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html