{"nrhp_refnum":"10000026","name":"Alling & Cory Buffalo Warehouse","other_names":["A/C Lofts"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"136 N. Division St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Buffalo","county":"Erie County","state":"NY","lat":42.884916615000066,"lon":-78.86938268799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-02-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A six-story reinforced concrete paper warehouse at 136 North Division Street in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, built 1910-1911 for the Alling and Cory Paper Company, with a one-story brick loading bay added in 1926.","why_significant":"The building is significant under Criterion C in architecture as an early twentieth-century example of reinforced concrete warehouse construction in Buffalo and a subtype of the daylight factory. It is also tied to regional architects R.J. Reidpath & Sons, known for mill and warehouse designs in western New York. Architectural critic Reyner Banham called the design remarkably elegant and accomplished.","narrative":"Rising six stories at the corner of North Division and Elm Streets in Buffalo, this reinforced concrete warehouse was built in 1910-1911 for the Alling and Cory paper company of Rochester. Architects R.J. Reidpath & Sons designed it, and Turner Construction Company built it for about $120,573. Its L-shaped plan, exposed concrete frame, brick infill and minimal windows reflect the daylight factory type adapted to protect light-sensitive paper. The south entrance carries classical stone detailing, and a one-story brick loading bay was added in 1926. Inside, octagonal concrete columns support concrete floors, and a steel spiral chute carries boxes to the ground floor. The warehouse was one of the earlier reinforced concrete buildings in Buffalo and is the only one of the company's three similar structures still standing. Critic Reyner Banham praised its design in A Concrete Atlantis. The paper company left in 2001, and the building has been vacant since.","period_of_significance":"1910-1926","architect_builder":"R.J. Reidpath & Sons (architects, 1911); Turner Construction Company (builders, 1911); H.E. Plummer & Assoc. (1926 loading dock)","architectural_style":"Late 19th & 20th American Movements: Other","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Vacant since the company sold the property after relocating its Buffalo operations in 2001; the first-floor window openings on the principal facades are under rehabilitation.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.350946-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/10000026.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000026/56a2c2c738-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000026/56a2c2c738-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alling_%26_Cory_Buffalo_Warehouse_Apr_10.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog at en.wikipedia</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alling_%26_Cory_Buffalo_Warehouse_Apr_10.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317536","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alling_%26_Cory_Buffalo_Warehouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4732683"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/erie-county/alling-and-cory-buffalo-warehouse-10000026/"}