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Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Red Coach Inn

Two Buffalo Avenue

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Annex Building

105 Old Main Street

 
 
The Red Coach Inn / Annex Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 27, 2021
1. The Red Coach Inn / Annex Building Marker
Inscription. The Red Coach Inn was built in 1923 by William Schoelkopf and Charles Peabody, modeled after the Old Bell Inn in Finedon, England.

This structure, built in the 1920s, had been used over its history as a garge, residence, dining room and office building. It was renovated in 2010 as a guest room addition to the Red Coach Inn.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
 
Location. 43° 5.063′ N, 79° 3.801′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, New York, in Niagara County. It is at the intersection of Old Main Street and Buffalo Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Old Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 Old Main Street, Niagara Falls NY 14303, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cataract House (a few steps from this marker); The Power of the American Rapids (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Protecting Our Shared Waters (about 400 feet away); Site of First House (about 500 feet away); Niagara County Medal of Honor Monument (about 500 feet away); The Boundary Waters Treaty (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Protecting Our Shared Waters
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(about 500 feet away); The Ice Boom (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.
 
The Red Coach Inn / Annex Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 27, 2021
2. The Red Coach Inn / Annex Building Marker
The outline of the marker may be seen to the right of the Annex Building doors.
The Red Coach Inn image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 27, 2021
3. The Red Coach Inn
Buffalo Avenue
The Red Coach Inn image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 27, 2021
4. The Red Coach Inn
East end
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 27, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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