Historic Markers, Monuments and
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Title:

Second Home of the Medical School (1849 - 1893)

Description:

The Medical School, founded in 1846 as the first unit of the University of Buffalo, moved from Washington and Seneca Streets to this site in 1849. The school was housed in a red sandstone building which was the first in Buffalo to be constructed for the purpose of collegiate instruction.

Erected by:

University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Medical Alumni Association, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 1996.

Location:

Main Street near Virginia Street.


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