Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company

Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building
Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building, April 2015
Location 1219-1247 Main St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°54′24.9834″N 78°52′2.1786″W / 42.906939833°N 78.867271833°W / 42.906939833; -78.867271833Coordinates: 42°54′24.9834″N 78°52′2.1786″W / 42.906939833°N 78.867271833°W / 42.906939833; -78.867271833
Area 1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built 1910-1911
Architect Wood and Bradney
Architectural style Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Daylight Factory
NRHP reference # 05000571[1]
Added to NRHP June 10, 2005

The Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company was an American electric car manufacturing company from 1912 until 1915 located at 1219-1247 Main Street in Buffalo, New York. The motorcars were marked under the Buffalo brand. The company was formed by a merger of several electrical vehicle and allied companies which included:[2]

History

The company's automobiles were commonly marketed to affluent women as an alternative to the dangerous manual crank starting that was required with a gasoline vehicle. The company went out of business in 1916.[3]

The Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building is a historic automobile factory and showroom located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was constructed in 1910-1911.[4] The building has been redeveloped as home to "Artspace Buffalo."

The company's factory and showroom was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Electrical World, Volume 59 No 24 Jan. 1912: 1328. Google Books. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  3. ↑ Buffalo's Electric Automobiles c. 1905 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2011-04-17. , Retrieved 2011-04-17
  4. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (January 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying six photographs


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