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Building Boom: Mail-Order and Plan Book Houses in the Buffalo Area

By Daniel D. Reiff, Ph.D. - October 15, 2009

Buffalo has long been known for unique residential designs commissioned by the city's elite. But middle-class Buffalonians were not deprived of well-designed homes. Plan book houses were affordable and attractive, with numerous examples in Western New York.

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