Pierce Arrow Factory Complex Explained

Pierce Arrow Factory Complex
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Location:Elmwood and Great Arrow Aves., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates:42.9428°N -78.8739°W
Built:1906
Architect:Kahn, Albert; Et al.
Added:October 1, 1974
Refnum:74001234

Pierce Arrow Factory Complex is a national historic district consisting of the former Pierce-Arrow automobile factory located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York.

History

It was designed by Albert Kahn in about 1906 and served as the headquarters and production facility for Pierce-Arrow automobiles until 1938. Since then, the complex has been subdivided over the years to provide affordable space for many small companies and organizations. At one time local department store chain AM&A's operated a furniture warehouse in part of the complex.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Construction and features

Located over a 34acres site, it consists of a three-story, 132970square feet Administration Building and an assortment of automobile manufacturing and assembly related structures. The buildings are principally constructed of reinforced concrete, and the Administration Building is considered one of the two earliest fully-realized examples of the Daylight Factory industrial architecture style (the other being the Packard Automotive Plant in Detroit).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-05-01. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/. 2019-04-04. dead. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Pierce Arrow Factory Complex . 2016-05-01 . Cornelia E. Brooke . PDF . April 1974 . and Accompanying five photographs
  2. Book: Banham . Reyner . A Concrete Atlantis: U.S. Industrial Building and European Modern Architecture 1900-1925 . The MIT Press . 1989 . 0-262-02244-3 . Massachusetts.