{"nrhp_refnum":"07000492","name":"Parke Apartments","other_names":["Park Lane Condominium"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"33 Gates Circle","address_restricted":false,"city":"Buffalo","county":"Erie County","state":"NY","lat":42.92060398600006,"lon":-78.86870648399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-05-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A ten-story, T-shaped luxury apartment building at 33 Gates Circle in Buffalo, New York, built in 1924 on the grounds of the former Porter Norton mansion. A c. 1901 former carriage house/garage on the lot is also counted as contributing.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a notable, largely intact example of Second Renaissance Revival apartment design by H. L. Stevens and Company. It was also at the forefront of 1920s Buffalo's shift of upper-class families from Delaware Avenue mansions to high-end apartment living, with fireproof construction, staffed elevators and a linked restaurant.","narrative":"Parke Apartments is a ten-story luxury apartment building at 33 Gates Circle, where Delaware and Lafayette Avenues meet in Buffalo. Completed in 1924-1925 by H. L. Stevens and Company of New York City, it occupies the grounds of the former Porter Norton mansion. Its T-shaped plan, cream-colored brick walls and light stone detailing follow a Second Renaissance Revival design organized as base, shaft and capital. Inside, an Art Deco influenced lobby has marble floors and crystal chandeliers, and the original apartments offered large living rooms, fireplaces and servants' quarters. The structure is fireproof, cast-in-place concrete, and staffed elevators served only two or three residences per floor. A c. 1901 brick carriage house, later a garage, also contributes. The building matters for its intact architecture and for marking the 1920s move of wealthy Buffalo families from Delaware Avenue mansions to elegant apartment living. It now contains condominiums.","period_of_significance":"1924-1925","architect_builder":"H. L. Stevens and Company, New York City","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals / Second Renaissance Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Now used as condominium apartments (Park Lane Condominium); original exterior features remain intact, and some interior units have been altered or combined.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.824236-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/07000492.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000492/9eadc3bc93-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000492/9eadc3bc93-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parke_Apartments_Dec_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parke_Apartments_Dec_09.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"16000108","name":"Elmwood Historic District East","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/elmwood-historic-district-east-16000108/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317671","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parke_Apartments","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7138228"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/erie-county/parke-apartments-07000492/"}