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The Old Post Office, also known as U.S. Post Office, is a historic post office building located at 121 Ellicott Street in Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was the tallest building in the city from 1901 to 1912. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect during the tenure of Jeremiah O'Rourke when construction started in 1897. The $1,500,000 building opened in 1901 during the tenure of James Knox Taylor and operated as Buffalo's central post office until 1963. The highly ornamented Gothic Revival style four story building features a 244 foot tower over the central entrance. The main feature of the interior is a roofed courtyard. It was subsequently occupied by federal offices.〔 ''See also:'' 〕 Since 1981, it has been home to the city campus of Erie Community College. Its tower is 74.4 meters tall. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as "U.S. Post Office".〔 == Gallery == Image:Old Post Office - Buffalo.JPG|View from Stadium, January 2014 Image:Old Post Office Buffalo NY Full View Dec 09.JPG|Old Post Office-Full View, December 2009 Image:Old Post Office Buffalo NY Entrance Dec 09.JPG|Old Post Office-Entrance Detail, December 2009 Image:Old Post Office Buffalo NY Tower Dec 09.JPG|Old Post Office-Tower Detail, December 2009 Image:Old Post Office Buffalo NY Buffalo Head Dec 09.jpg|Old Post Office-Sculpture Detail, December 2009 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old Post Office (Buffalo, New York)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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