{"nrhp_refnum":"99001420","name":"Lancaster Municipal Building","other_names":["Lancaster Village Hall"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5423 Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lancaster","county":"Erie County","state":"NY","lat":42.90017061700007,"lon":-78.67037650799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-11-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story buff brick municipal building at 5423 Broadway in the Village of Lancaster, Erie County, New York, completed in 1940 in the Moderne style to house village government and the fire and police departments.","why_significant":"The building reflects the pattern of local government in the village from 1940 onward (Criterion A). It is also a locally distinctive example of Moderne design and the village's only identified work of the Buffalo architectural firm Hudson and Hudson (Criterion C).","narrative":"Built in 1940 at 5423 Broadway, this two-story municipal building houses the government offices of the Village of Lancaster, west of Buffalo's eastern suburbs in Erie County, New York. Faced in buff brick with smooth limestone trim and a flat roof, it shows the Moderne style's strong horizontal emphasis, a symmetrical bay arrangement, and stringcourses in place of ornament. A projecting center bay holds the main entrances, and the police and fire departments occupy the wings. The site previously held the 1896 fire hall, which was removed in 1936 for a highway improvement project. A village referendum approved the new building by a vote of 400 to 397, and it was completed for $127,500, including land. The Buffalo firm Hudson and Hudson designed it, and it is the only identified example of their work in the village. It has served continuously as the seat of village government, and a 1988 renovation left its overall character intact.","period_of_significance":"1940-1949","architect_builder":"Hudson & Hudson, architects; Wing, Charles H., builder","architectural_style":"Modern Movement/Moderne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Continues to serve as the village hall, housing government offices and the police and fire departments; renovated in 1988 and retains a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.892526-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/99001420.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001420/1e8d41a520-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001420/1e8d41a520-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Shinerunner (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lancaster_Municipal_Building_(Lancaster,_New_York).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Shinerunner (talk)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lancaster_Municipal_Building_(Lancaster,_New_York).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312801","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster_Municipal_Building_(Lancaster,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6483229"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/erie-county/lancaster-municipal-building-99001420/"}