Robertson–Cataract Electric Building

Historic commercial building in New York, United States

United States historic place


Robertson–Cataract Electric Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Robertson–Cataract Electric Building, April 2012
42°53′18″N 78°52′46″W / 42.88833°N 78.87944°W / 42.88833; -78.87944
Area	under one acre
Built	1915-1916, 1919
Built by	Turner Construction
Architect	Wood and Bradney
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	12000011^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 8, 2012

Robertson–Cataract Electric Building, also known as The Corn Exchange and 100 South, is a historic commercial building located in downtown Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built in 1915–1916, and is a four-story, five-bay, reinforced concrete building faced in brick in the Renaissance Revival-style. The building was expanded in 1919. It features terra cotta and polychromatic brick details in hues of red, brown, and purple. It originally housed a retail showroom and warehouse space for the Robertson–Cataract Electric Co.^[2]

In July 2012, global engineering firm T. Y. Lin International announced it would lease 6,500 square feet in the building.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 02/06/12 through 02/10/12. National Park Service. 2012-02-17.
^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Kerry Traynor (July 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Robertson–Cataract Electric Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying seven photographs
^ "Global firm leases spot in 1916 site," The Buffalo News, July 13, 2012