{"nrhp_refnum":"07001259","name":"Miller, C.W., Livery Stable","other_names":["Huron Street Garage"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"75 W. Huron St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Buffalo","county":"Erie County","state":"NY","lat":42.891528581000046,"lon":-78.87593153799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-12-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Engineering","Transportation","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A six-story brick and stone livery stable at 75 West Huron Street in downtown Buffalo, Erie County, New York, built 1892-1894 and designed by Lansing & Beierl for Charles W. Miller.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant for transportation and commerce (Criterion A) and for architecture and engineering (Criterion C). Its floors hang from eleven steel trusses, an unusual system for stables, and it drew national attention in the engineering press. It is also described as the most important stable built in Buffalo and one of the last surviving downtown livery stables.","narrative":"Built between 1892 and 1894 for businessman Charles W. Miller, this six-story livery stable in downtown Buffalo was designed to hold about 250 horses and a large stock of carriages, sleighs and supplies. Architects Lansing & Beierl gave it a red sandstone base, an arcaded brick body with terra cotta trim, and an attic story. Inside, the wooden floors hang from eleven riveted steel trusses on the sixth floor, leaving the lower levels largely free of columns. Ramps linked the floors, and a basement held power, heating and repair shops. The engineering press covered the building when it opened, and local papers called it a palace for horses. It is considered the most important stable ever built in Buffalo and one of the last surviving livery stables downtown. It was later used as a parking garage, and ramps were rebuilt around 1925. The building is now vacant.","period_of_significance":"1892-1894","architect_builder":"Lansing & Beierl","architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival with neo-classical details inspired by Renaissance Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as vacant; most upper-floor front windows have been removed and sealed with plywood, and the building was converted to a parking garage around 1925.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.74381-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/07001259.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001259/0f1d5def50-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001259/0f1d5def50-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miller_Stable_Jun_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miller_Stable_Jun_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317662","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._W._Miller_Livery_Stable","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5006957"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/erie-county/miller-c-w-livery-stable-07001259/"}