Vaux Barn
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June 2022, Tony James photo
December 2020 (Tony James)
Vaux Barn
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Location
1119 Genesee Street, Buffalo NY 14211
- Google Bird's Eye View
- Fillmore Council District
- SBL: 100.76-5-10.1
- Erie County Property Info
- County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
- City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
- Across Genesee Street from Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
Owner
- RAP 1119-1121 LLC since May 2020.
Physical Description
- Wood frame barn.
Current Condition
- Boarded and vacant.
History
- Designed by Calvert Vaux and built (1876-1877) when the park system was created by Olmsted and Vaux.
- The last remaining building in the park system designed by Calvert Vaux; the only Calvert Vaux building in Buffalo.
- Moved from the park to private land in 1897.
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- The Olmsted Parks Conservancy would like to acquire and move the barn back to the park where it was originally sited (Martin Luther King Jr.), where it will be a working building, part of the greenhouse complex.
- Cost to purchase, move, renovate and restore other portions of the barn is as much as $500,000.
- Money is very tight for the Conservancy at this time, so support and leadership from an independent group is the likeliest short-term approach.
Other Pertinent Facts
Links
- Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
- "Save the Vaux Barn" video from Olmsted Parks Conservancy
- David Torke article, 2007
- Buffalo Rising article on Painting for Preservation at Vaux Barn, 2011
- Buffalo News, March 2015 - Some would like to see Calvert Vaux building returned to MLK Park
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Added 2013-04-09 • Last changed 2022-06-26