Preservation Focused

Blogs etc.

Local

Local Government Websites

State

State Government Websites

National

National Websites

Research

Resources for Research

Preservation-Focused

• Allentown Association Streets & Properties
• Bernice Radle's blog
• Broadway Fillmore Alive
• Buffalo Issue Alerts Yahoo Groups Discussion List
• Campaign for Greater Buffalo
• Central Terminal Restoration Corporation
• Darwin Martin House
• Dedicated to Buffalo
• Fix Buffalo, David Torke's blog
• Forgotten Buffalo, Marty Biniasz's history site, lots of East Side content
• I'm Steel Standing (Bethlehem Steel Administration Building)
• Linwood Preservation District
• New York State Preservation Daily
• Painting for Preservation
• Preservation Buffalo Niagara
• Preservation Exchange
• Preservation League of New York State
• Richardson-Olmsted Complex
• Save Trico Website
• staffannouncer.com, Steve Cichon's website, lots of history and building content
• Views of Buffalo, Mike Puma's blog
• Articles on Preservation-Ready Sites at Buffalo Spree magazine
• Richmond Ashland National Register Historic District Initiative - RANHDI
• Comparison of Local and National Historic Districts from RANHDI

Local Government

• City of Buffalo
  • City of Buffalo Website
  • Mayor's Office
  • City of Buffalo Common Council contact information
  • City of Buffalo Property Information, The City of Buffalo's Real Property Database
  • City Parcel Viewer, the City's property mapping service
  • Decipher the SBL Number
  • City Charter (Local Law)
  • Planning Board, City of Buffalo:
    • Planning Board Website
  • Preservation Board, City of Buffalo:
    • Preservation Board Website
    • Results of Meetings (on this website)
    • Buffalo Preservation Board Agendas & Minutes (City Website)
    • eCode Library - Buffalo Preservation Standards
    • Preservation Board's Information Brochure (10MB PDF file) Specific information on Historic Districts
    • Historic Districts - searchable list of addresses in local historic districts (on this website)
    • BuffaloAH List of Local Landmarks
  • Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), City of Buffalo:
    • ZBA Website
  • Other City Departments & Information:
    • Assessment & Taxation
    • Foreclosure Auction (in rem #47) RESULTS (1.2MB PDF file)
    • Foreclosure Auction (in rem #47) LISTING 8MB xls file, current through 10/30/2013 (This auction has concluded, see results above)
    • Foreclosure Auction (in rem #46) RESULTS (1.5MB PDF file)
    • City of Buffalo - Purchase City Property
    • Property Classifications
    • Commercial/Public Buildings For Sale by the City of Buffalo
    • City Demo List (map) 5/15/2013, via David Torke
• City of Niagara Falls
  • Property Information Database
• Erie County
  • Erie County Website
  • Erie County Legislature Contact Information
  • Erie County Real Property Information - Erie County parcel search, tax payments, tax map, previous owners
  • Erie County GIS - Maps
  • Foreclosure Auction (in rem #161), October 2, 2013 (List of delinquent properties) (PDF)

State Government

• New York State Corporation and Business Entity Database
• New York State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)

National

• HistPres.com Buffalo's Meagan Baco's national website for historic preservation professionals
• National Register Evaluation Criteria
• National Register of Historic Places
• Wikipedia - List of National Register Historic Places in Buffalo; peer-reviewed comprehensive listing
• Wikipedia - List of National Register Historic Places in Niagara County
• National Trust for Historic Preservation

For Research

• UB Libraries Aerial Photos - various years
• Buffalo Architecture & History, encyclopedic Buffalo architectural resource
• Buffalo History Gazette
• Built In Buffalo - How to Research Local Architecture
• Buffalo History Museum Research Library
• WNY Heritage Press - Magazine and Pictorial History

Other