Downtown in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Grover Cleveland

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2016

1. Grover Cleveland Marker

Inscription. Grover Cleveland, 1837 - 1908, twenty-second President of the United States. Practiced law, 1874-1881, in an office on this site.

Erected 1970 by Niagara Frontier Bank of New York, Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #22 and #24 Grover Cleveland series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 42° 52.93′ N, 78° 52.542′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Main Street and West Swan Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Marker is fixed to the Main Street side of the Fidelity Trust Building, now called Swan Tower. This part of Main Street is closed to vehicular traffic due to the light rail train service occupying the street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 290 Main Street, Buffalo NY 14202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and specifically in Western New York.

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: Ellicott Square Building (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Paul's Cathedral (within shouting distance of this marker); General Kazimierz Pulaski (within shouting distance of this marker);

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First Greek Settlers of Buffalo (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ellicott Square (about 300 feet away); Buffalo's First School House (about 300 feet away); The City of Buffalo Sent 18893 Men to Serve in the Great War (about 300 feet away); Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.

More about this marker. The figure at the top of the marker is the Buffalo History Museum.

Also see . . . Fidelity Trust Bank Building / Swan Tower - Buffalo as an Architectural Museum. (Submitted on March 5, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Marker by Door image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2016

2. Marker by Door

Marker is away from the intersection, by this north door to the building, Main Street side.

Marker & Fidelity Trust Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2016

3. Marker & Fidelity Trust Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 990 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 5, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.