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Old Photo Album: Great Italianate Mansions on Main Street

By John H. Conlin - April 15, 2004

Buffalo produced a wide variety of cast iron architectural elements used to embellish the Italianate mansions of old Main Street. The Squire Mansion alone survives.

The full content is available in the Spring 2004 Issue.

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