H. A. Meldrum Company Building Explained

H. A. Meldrum Company Building
Location:265–267 Pearl St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates:42.8864°N -78.8753°W
Built:c. 1909
Architecture:Reinforced concrete frame
Added:May 29, 2013
Refnum:13000330[1]

H. A. Meldrum Company Building is a historic department store building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built about 1909 and is an eight-story, reinforced concrete commercial building with brick veneer walls. It was built as an addition to the Meldrum department store located at 460-470 Main Street. The H. A. Meldrum Company operated from 1897 to 1922. Its founder, Herbert Alexander Meldrum (1870-1960), was the son of Alexander Meldrum one of the founders of AM&A's.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2014-02-21. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/10/14 through 2/14/14 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/. dead. 2015-07-01. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: H. A. Meldrum Company Building . 2016-07-01 . Kerry Traynor and Daniel McEneny . PDF . January 2013 . and Accompanying 15 photographs