YMCA Central Building (Buffalo, New York)

Historic building in Buffalo, New York

Olympic Towers

Former names| YMCA Central Building, YMCA Building
General information
Status| Completed
Architectural style| English-Flemish Revival
Address| 45 W. Mohawk St. / 300 Pearl Street
Town or city| Buffalo, New York
Country| United States
Current tenants| General Services Administration, Food and Drug Administration
Construction started| 1901
Completed| 1902
Height| 160.76 feet (49.0 m)
Technical details
Structural system| rigid frame
Floor count| 11
Floor area| 180,000 ft (55,000 m)
Lifts/elevators| 2
Design and construction
Architecture firm| Green & Wicks
References

YMCA Central Building

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Show map of New York

Show map of the United States

Location| 45 W. Mohawk St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates| 42°53′15″N 78°52′33″W﻿ / ﻿42.88750°N 78.87583°W﻿ / 42.88750; -78.87583
Area| 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built| 1902
Architect| Green & Wicks
Architectural style| Renaissance, English-Flemish Renaissance
NRHP reference No.| 83001676[1]
Added to NRHP| September 8, 1983

The YMCA Central Building or Olympic Towers as the building is now known, is a historic YMCA building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The tan-colored brick building with sandstone accents was designed by noted local architects Green & Wicks and constructed in 1901–1902. The building was home to the third oldest YMCA chapter in North America until converted to office use in the early 1980s.[2]

## History

[edit]

The building complex consists of an English-Flemish Revival style building with a 10-story tower, a 4-story glass and steel office structure which was added in 1986, and a 4-story connecting atrium.

In January 2012, the building was sold for US$2.5 million.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Francis R. Kowsky (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Young Men's Christian Association Central Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying seven photographs
3. ^ Epstein, Jonathan (January 24, 2012). "Olympic Towers sold for $2.5 million". Buffalo News. Retrieved February 25, 2012.

## External links

[edit]

Media related to Olympic Towers (Buffalo, New York) at Wikimedia Commons

* Young Men's Christian Association Central Building - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
* Y.M.C.A. and Men's Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. -- Historic postcard images
* Olympic Towers Skyscraper page
* Olympic Towers Emporis page[usurped]

* v
* t
* e

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New York

Topics|

* Contributing property
* Keeper of the Register
* Historic district
* History of the National Register of Historic Places
* National Park Service
* Property types

Lists
by county|

* Albany
* Allegany
* Bronx
* Broome
* Cattaraugus
* Cayuga
* Chautauqua
* Chemung
* Chenango
* Clinton
* Columbia
* Cortland
* Delaware
* Dutchess
* Erie
* Essex
* Franklin
* Fulton
* Genesee
* Greene
* Hamilton
* Herkimer
* Jefferson
* Kings (Brooklyn)
* Lewis
* Livingston
* Madison
* Monroe
* Montgomery
* Nassau
* New York (Manhattan)
* Niagara
* Oneida
* Onondaga
* Ontario
* Orange
* Orleans
* Oswego
* Otsego
* Putnam
* Queens
* Rensselaer
* Richmond (Staten Island)
* Rockland
* Saratoga
* Schenectady
* Schoharie
* Schuyler
* Seneca
* St. Lawrence
* Steuben
* Suffolk
* Sullivan
* Tioga
* Tompkins
* Ulster
* Warren
* Washington
* Wayne
* Westchester
* Northern
* Southern
* Wyoming
* Yates

Lists
by city|

* Albany
* Buffalo
* New Rochelle
* New York City
* Bronx
* Brooklyn
* Queens
* Staten Island
* Manhattan
* Below 14th St.
* 14th–59th St.
* 59th–110th St.
* Above 110th St.
* Minor islands
* Niagara Falls
* Peekskill
* Poughkeepsie
* Rhinebeck
* Rochester
* Syracuse
* Yonkers

Other lists|

* Bridges and tunnels
* National Historic Landmarks
* New York City
* Outside New York City

* Category
* List
* National Register of Historic Places Portal

This article about a Registered Historic Place in Buffalo, New York is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

* v
* t
* e

This article related to a building or structure in Buffalo, New York is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

* v
* t
* e

*[No.]: number
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template