The YMCA Central Building or Olympic Towers as the building is now known, is a historic YMCA building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The tan-colored brick building with sandstone accents was designed by noted local architects Green & Wicks and constructed in 1901–1902. The building was home to the third oldest YMCA chapter in North America until converted to office use in the early 1980s.[2]
History
The building complex consists of an English-Flemish Revival style building with a 10-story tower, a 4-story glass and steel office structure which was added in 1986, and a 4-story connecting atrium.
In January 2012, the building was sold for US$2.5 million.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Francis R. Kowsky (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Young Men's Christian Association Central Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying seven photographs
- ^ Epstein, Jonathan (January 24, 2012). "Olympic Towers sold for $2.5 million". Buffalo News. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
External links
Media related to Olympic Towers (Buffalo, New York) at Wikimedia Commons
- Young Men's Christian Association Central Building - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
- Y.M.C.A. and Men's Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. -- Historic postcard images
- Olympic Towers Skyscraper page
- Olympic Towers Emporis page
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