Markers with information about Joseph Ellicott, Frederick Law Olmsted and Samuel Wilkeson, followed by the McKinley Monument and the Eillicott Square Building.
On Niagara Square at Delaware Avenue (New York State Route 384), in the median on Niagara Square.
Niagara SquareJoseph Ellicott, agent for the Holland Land Company, surveyed and laid out this square in 1803-1804. The square and streets radiating from it remain as originally planned for the village of New Amsterdam. — — Map (db m92792) HM
Near Harvester Avenue 0.2 miles south of East Main Street ( Route 5).
Joseph Ellicott
was born in Bucks County, Penna.
November 1st, 1760
Died at New York, August 19th, 1826.
He was the first resident agent of the Holland Land Company for whom in 1798 he began the survey of the western part of the state then . . . — — Map (db m83098) HM
On Rumsey Road north of Forest Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Frederick Law Olmsted is best known for his work in New York City's Central Park, but his design for Buffalo's Park System was one of his proudest achievements. Buffalo's Olmsted-designed parks are listed on the National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m78375) HM
On Nottingham Terrace at Lincoln Parkway, on the right when traveling east on Nottingham Terrace.
Parks, Circles, and Parkways: These 'Greenspaces' were inspired by the 'City Beautiful' movement of the late 1800s, an attempt to correct the blighted condition of many industrial cities and make them more liveable through better design. Circles: . . . — — Map (db m80367) HM
On Lloyd Street at Prime Street, on the left when traveling east on Lloyd Street.
There was fierce competition between Buffalo and Black Rock for the Canal's western terminus. Albany, the link to New York City, emerged as the perfect choice for the eastern end of the Canal. The western end was a far less obvious proposition. . . . — — Map (db m84496) HM
On Niagara Square at Delaware Avenue ( Route 384), in the median on Niagara Square.
[west side] William McKinley was elected to Congress as a representative from Ohio in 1876, '78, '80, '82, '84, '86, '88, was elected Governor of Ohio in 1891 and 1893 and President of the United States in 1896 and 1900. [south side] William . . . — — Map (db m92791) HM
On Main Street at South Division Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Ellicott Square Building Opened by Ellicott Square Company in 1896 as largest office building in world. Daniel H. Burnham, architect. Steel frame, brick and terra cotta exterior, Italian marble, ornamental iron decorations, and marble mosaic . . . — — Map (db m92875) HM
