Lafayette Square (Buffalo, New York)
Lafayette Square is a park in the center of downtown Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States, that hosts a Civil War monument. The block, which was once square, is lined by many of the city's tallest buildings. The square was named for General Lafayette, who visited Buffalo in 1825.
Soldiers and Sailors, the monument at Lafayette Square
Lieutenant General Lafayette Commander French National Guard, 1792 ≈35yrs
Plaque at corner of Washington and Clinton/Lafayette Square designating the original courthouse site
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Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library is located on Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York, United States. The current facility, designed by Kideney Architects and built in 1964, replaced the original Cyrus Eidlitz Buffalo Public Library Building dedicated in February 1887. The first Buffalo Public Library, in turn, replaced the Erie County, New York courthouse, which occupied the parcel from 1816-1876.
Original Erie County Court House viewed from Court-House Park (now Lafayette Square), 1860s
Buffalo Library, designed by Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz and opened in 1887
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Image: 20080307 Erie County Court House landmark plaque
