Lockport in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lockport City Hall
(William K. Moore Co. Mill, Holly Water Works)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 20, 2014
1. Lockport City Hall Marker (older marker)
The trapezoidial shaped building was built of "Lockport" limestone. Few sites in any United States city would be so ideally located where it presides over the locks of the Erie Canal.
The building was entered on the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1973.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1881.
Location. 43° 10.241′ N, 78° 41.561′ W. Marker is in Lockport, New York, in Niagara County. It is on Pine Street 0.1 miles north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is affixed to the front right of the building, next to a newer self-standing marker. The building is on the south edge of the Erie Barge Canal above locks 34 & 35. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lockport NY 14094, 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: Old City Hall (here, next to this marker); Lock Construction (a few steps from this marker); The Great American Canal (a few steps from this marker);
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More about this marker. The cross street, Main Street, is not NY Route 31. Parallel Walnut Street is NY 31. The marker text implies that the building was being used as City Hall, whereas a modern building on Main Street (Locks Plaza) is now City Hall.
Also see . . .
1. Benjamin C. Moore Mill - Wikipedia. National Register of Historic Places entry. (Submitted on October 28, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Moore, Benjamin C., Mill. National Register of Historic Places form, National Archives. (Submitted on September 14, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 20, 2014
2. Lockport City Hall Marker
Marker is on the building above the right stairs landing.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 20, 2014
3. Lockport City Hall - North Side Against the Canal
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 20, 2014
4. Lockport City Hall - South Side
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 17, 2024
5. Lockport City Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,019 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 5. submitted on October 19, 2024, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
