Lafayette Square
Lafayette Square is a park in the center of downtown Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States, that hosts a Civil War monument. The block, which was once square, is lined by many of the city's tallest buildings.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: park in Buffalo, New York
- Also known as: “La Fayette Square”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lafayette Square station and Buffalo City Hall.
Lafayette Square station
Railway station
Lafayette Square station is a Buffalo Metro Rail station near City Hall and is near the center of the Buffalo Central Business District at Lafayette Square located in the 400 block of Main Street in the Free Fare Zone, which allows passengers free travel between Canalside station and Fountain Plaza station.
Buffalo City Hall
Town hall
Buffalo City Hall is the seat for municipal government in the City of Buffalo, New York. Located at 65 Niagara Square, the 32-story Art Deco skyscraper was completed in 1931 by Dietel, Wade & Jones.
Edward A. Rath County Office Building
Government office
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The Edward A. Rath County Office Building is a high-rise office building located at 95 Franklin Street, in Buffalo, New York, across from Erie County Hall and the Prudential Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Buffalo and Buffalo.
Downtown Buffalo
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown has been the nucleus of Buffalo since its foundation; over two centuries later, it retains its central importance in the Niagara Frontier both geographically and commercially.
Buffalo
Photo: AndreCarrotflower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The largest city in New York State's Niagara Frontier, Buffalo is a city full of surprises. Though Buffalo is sometimes the butt of jokes about chicken wings, its long-suffering sports teams, and the mountains of snow under which it is supposedly buried each…
Buffalo Theatre District
Neighborhood
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Buffalo Theatre District in downtown Buffalo, New York, United States, is the center of Buffalo's theater scene and draws Broadway shows that are in preview stage or on tour. It is bounded roughly by Washington, Tupper, Pearl and Chippewa Streets.
Lafayette Square
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.88563° or 42° 53′ 8″ northLongitude
-78.87379° or 78° 52′ 26″ westElevation
620 feet (189 metres)Open location code
87J3V4PG+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 23690341OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Lafayette Square” goes by many names.
- French: “Lafayette Square”
- Spanish: “Plaza Lafayette (Búfalo)”
- Spanish: “Plaza Lafayette”
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