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National Register of Historic Places

Lafayette Flats

Also known as Lafayette Apartments

On the National Register since 20206 years
Listed 2020Buffalo
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Lafayette Flats

Lafayette Flats, at 115-135 Lafayette Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 21, 2020. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level.

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

115-135 Lafayette Ave., Buffalo · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lafayette FlatsStart here
  2. 2The Mentholatum Company BuildingBuilding · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Illinois Alcohol Company BuildingBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Burt, F.N., Company Factory "C"Building · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Aldrich & Ray Manufacturing Company BuildingBuilding · next door
Around it

16 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BAnnunciation SchoolClassical Revival0.3 miBLafayette High SchoolBeaux Arts · Built 19030.5 miBNiagara Lithograph CompanyBuilding0.6 miBRichmond Avenue Methodist-Episcopal ChurchNorman Revival0.6 miBFedders Manufacturing Company FactoryBuilding0.7 miBBuffalo General Electric ComplexBuilding0.8 mi★Buffalo State Asylum for the InsaneBuilt 18700.8 miBThe Zink BlockItalian Renaissance0.9 miDElmwood Historic District-WestDistrict0.9 miBFirst Unitarian Church of BuffaloBuilding0.9 miBLafayette Avenue Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque Revival0.9 miBBuffalo State HospitalRichardsonian · Built 18700.9 miBNiagara HallBuilding1 miBJames and Fanny How HouseTudor Revival1 miBCol. William Kelly HouseColonial Revival1 miBEdwin M. and Emily S. Johnston HouseColonial Revival1 mi

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Questions about Lafayette Flats

Is Lafayette Flats on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 21, 2020 (Register number 100005913).

Is Lafayette Flats a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Lafayette Flats?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.