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
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
North Buffalo Junction, 42.87426, -78.87512
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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