The Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier
Market Arcade Complex
Suite M108, 617 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone/Fax 716.852.3300
Interns, Volunteers Welcome

A collaborative between the Landmark Society and the Preservation Coalition that conducts more than 500 guided tours annually Architecture & History Talks & Tours for Buffalo-Niagara Links to Talks, Walking Tours, Museum/Building Tours, Bicycle Tours, Bus Tours, Boat Tours, Custom Tours, Self-guided Tours Cultural Heritage in Buffalo Resource Guide The purpose of this site is to provide an overview and resource guide for everything connected with Buffalo, New York's vast cultural heritage. Includes Success Stories, Activities/Events/Tours, Historic Districts and Landmarks, Preservation Organizations Directory, Buffalo History/Resources & Tools Newsletters Archived newsletters from 2003 through 2007 Join Join / Volunteer / Publish / Tell us about You Houses of Worship James Napora's digitized 1995 Master of Architecture thesis which includes an entry on every extant house of worship in the City of Buffalo. Location, date of construction and architect, historical information and architectural description are included, in addition to neighborhood histories. Adopt a Landmark Members can choose their favorite landmark and have their name associated with the landmark on a separate, illustrated web page. Hull House Museum The Hull Family Home & Homestead Museum, 5976 Genesee Street, Lancaster, NY, is a project of the Landmark Society Past Landmark Society awards given at annual award luncheons Buffalo Architecture Center The BAC, located on the first floor of the Market Arcade Building, is dedicated to enhancing appreciation of the architecture, art, history and natural beauty that is unique to Buffalo and the Niagara Frontier. This is the venue for the Tuesday Noon lectures. Includes links. Other links: Buffalo Architecture and History A comprehensive, easy-to-use site that includes Individual Buffalo Buildings, Landmarks, Historic Districts, Architects, Styles, Illustrated Architecture Dictionary, History of Buffalo, Illustrated Furniture Glossary, Architecture Around the World Preservation Coalition of Erie County Another preservation organization The Buffalo Religious Arts Center The Center is housed at St. Francis Xavier and St. Ann's RC Churches Niagara Cultural Tourism Includes information on innumerable tourist attractions for all ages and interests in Southern Ontario and Western New York Preservation League of New York State National Trust Buffalo International Film Festival The Landmark Society is a cosponsor of this festival Buffalo Central Terminal Home page of a very popular landmark Buffalo Rising Online, very current news magazine that covers news, arts, events, restaurants Web sites and organizations that describe Buffalo's and the Niagara Frontier's Architecture, Art, History and Natural Beauty Links Mason Winfield's Ghost Walks Boo! New Millennium Group A nonpolitical, 501c3 nonprofit, all volunteer, community benefit organization with members of every age and walk-of-life arrayed into action groups that tackle specific projects with the goal of fostering renaissance in Western New York BUFFALO VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU Wright Now in Buffalo.com Information, features and links for visitors and locals Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Working to promote, preserve and protect the natural and historical environments of the Buffalo Niagara Rivers and their environs for the benefit of the local community Richardson Olmsted Complex Website New! Buffalo First The Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier Market Arcade Complex Suite M108, 617 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14203 Phone/Fax 716.852.3300 Contact Us © The Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier. All rights reserved. Chuck LaChiusa, webmaster Hosting provided by SilverStar Web Designs, Inc.

Lecture Series May 13, 2008 UB School of Architecture and Planning, "Common Ground: A Proposal for Student Housing by UB Architecture Students" May 20, 2008 "The WNY Media Professionals: The 5 W's" The group that purchased the old Sattler Theatre will talk about their plans Recent videos of former Tuesday Talks: Newell Nussbaumer and Elena Cala Buscarino, "Present and Future Buffalo From Journalists' Perspecetives" March 11, 2008 Amy Kedron, "Buffalo First: Building Local, Green and Fair Economies" March 18, 2008 Ron Reinas, "Peace Bridge History and the Future" March 25, 2008 LSNF Acting as Pass Through for Buffalo Religious Art Center The Buffalo Religious Art Center is a new not-for-profit organization that is purchasing two RC Churches that are scheduled for closing: St. Francis Xavier and St. Ann's . The purpose of the new organization is to establish in Buffalo a place to display and exhibit religious art  from the various faith traditions of our community. They are looking for volunteers and donors who share their enthusiasm to create a first-of-its-kind center for religious art in Buffalo. See their website for more information. See also photos and history of St. Francis Church and St. Ann's Church. While the fledgling organization pursues its own 501(c)(3) tax exempt status, the Landmark Society will function as a pass through for donations. Make out checks to "The Landmark Society" and mail to The Buffalo Religious Arts Center, P.O. Box 428, Buffalo, NY 14213 Scathing Indictment of Preservation in Buffalo Nationally recognized consultant Elizabeth B. Waters was invited to Buffalo (through funding from several not-for-profits including the Landmark Society and the Preservation Coalition) to assess the state of preservation in Buffalo. To read her credentials, see Waters Résumé To read her excellent report, see Buffalo Historic Preservation Issues and Opportunities Assessment. Preservation Guidelines for Landmark Closings We invite your response to our Preservation Guidelines for Landmark Closings Those interested in recent church closings in Buffalo should see Houses of Worship: A Guide to the Religious Architecture of Buffalo, New York, by James Napora. The book has been digitized on the Landmark Society's web site. Midtown Renaissance Project The Landmark Society is is one of the founders of the Midtown Renaissance Project which is attempting to jump start development in a neighborhood on the fringe of Downtown Buffalo. Hot Button Issue: Peace Bridge Plaza Expansion The Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier's position on the Peace Bridge Expansion is that transportation needs and signature bridge design are important, but they must be balanced with environmental quality of life needs and protection of the historically significant structures in the adjoining neighborhood of the Peace Bridge. 1/25/08 Landmark Society E-Newsletter article 10/5/07Buffalo Rising article and audio 10/18/07 Buffalo Rising article Hot Button Issue: Route 5 Controversy The Landmark Society endorses the Boulevard alternative to Route 5. This was one of the three alternatives which was included in the NYSDOTís Environmental Impact Study, but was not chosen as the preferred alternative by the DOT. Click HERE to view the online petition. National historic preservation conference coming to Buffalo City beats out Philadelphia and Hartford for week long meeting in 2011 What is the Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier and how does it serve the community? By Dennis Galucki, former Executive Director Inner harbor Development The 2007 Canalside Project Unveiled (Buffalo Rising) 2004 Erie Canal Harbor Project Master Plan Publicly Available Documents LSNF Position on Bass Pro: Letter to the Editor in The Buffalo News Summary of Dennis Galucki's presentation to Rotary International on July 19, 2007 Oakland Place book available online Oakland Place: Gracious Living in Buffalo is the Landmark Society's latest publication. The book doubles as a coffee table book and a local history book. The author, Martin Wachadlo, gives an overview of the street and its connection to Buffalo's history as a whole, as well as documenting every house on the street. In addition to many historic photos, there are many full-page color photos taken by LSNF Trustee Chuck LaChiusa (creator of Buffalo Architecture and History). This book and Garden Walk Buffalo are the first two products of a newly formed publishing company, Buffalo Heritage Unlimited. Both books are available at most local bookstores and also on the Internet Historic Districts and Landmarks eligible for listing on the State and National Registers of Historic Places: Broadway-Fillmore Neighborhood Grant-Ferry-Forest Neighborhoods Triangle Neighborhood Niagara Falls Building Buffalo Niagara as a Tourist Mecca A Landmark Tourism Strategy By Dennis Galucki The mission of the Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier is to enhance appreciation of the built and natural landmarks in the region, Landmarks, built and natural, provide the backdrop for education and entertainment by telling our stories to the million of us who live in the region and the six billion who don't This makes cultural heritage tourism in the region central to our mission. CONTINUED Hot Button Issue: Richardson-Olmsted Complex:  Rescue, Rehabilitation & Reuse Archives: LANDMARK SOCIETY NEWSLETTERS LSNF publishes new book on the history of Oakland Place Executive Director's Year End Report Lynn Osmond's September 22 , 2006, speech in Buffalo Lynn Osmond is the CEO of the Chicago Architecture Foundation Ed Healy's Report on the National Preservation Conference - January 2007 Podcast on Fix Buffalo Today: September 2006 Interview of Chuck LaChiusa and Todd Mitchell Former Landmark of the Month - Endangered Local Landmark: The Great Northern Grain Elevator Former Landmark of the Month - The Atwater House, 1089 Elmwood - Demolished 2007 January 7, 2006, Letter in The Buffalo News alludes to LSNF City Hall Noon tour December 15, 2005, Position of Concern regarding Development of the Inner Harbor and Cobblestone District Landmark Society to play role in Judge Nowak's Neighborhood Preservation Collaborative Iris M. Drzewiecki, Old Homes Puts on a New Face