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Prudential Building

The Guaranty Building, formerly called the Prudential Building, is an early skyscraper in . It was designed by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler and completed in 1896.
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  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: early skyscraper in Buffalo, New York
  • Also known as: “Prudential (Guaranty) Building”
  • Address: 140 Pearl Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
  • Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edward A. Rath County Office Building and St. Joseph Cathedral.

Government office
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The is a high-rise office building located at 95 Franklin Street, in , across from and the Prudential Building. is situated 330 feet north of Prudential Building.

Church
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Saint Joseph Cathedral is located at 50 Franklin Street in downtown within the Joseph Ellicott Historic District, and is currently the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. is situated 390 feet west of Prudential Building.

Church
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St. Paul's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York and a landmark of downtown . The church sits on a triangular lot bounded by Church St, Pearl St, Erie St, and Main St.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Buffalo and Canalside.

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Downtown has been the nucleus of since its foundation; over two centuries later, it retains its central importance in the Niagara Frontier both geographically and commercially.

Neighborhood
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, formerly known as Canal Side and also referred to as Erie Canal Harbor, is a mixed-use recreational and entertainment district in downtown .

Neighborhood
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The in downtown , 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.

Prudential Building

Latitude
42.88309° or 42° 52′ 59″ north
Longitude
-78.87676° or 78° 52′ 36″ west
Elevation
610 feet (186 metres)
Levels
13
Height
167 feet (51 metres)
Open location code
87J3V4MF+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 119506011
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Geo­Names ID
8124370
Wiki­data ID
Q3778256
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Prudential Building” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “擔保大廈”
  • Dutch: “Guaranty Building”
  • Dutch: “Prudential”
  • German: “Guaranty Building”
  • Indonesian: “Prudential (Guaranty) Building”
  • Italian: “Guaranty Building”
  • Italian: “Prudential Building”
  • Japanese: “ギャランティ・ビル（元プルデンシャル・ビル）”
  • Japanese: “慎重（保証）ビル”
  • Spanish: “Prudential (Guaranty) Building”
  • Spanish: “Prudential Building”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Prudential Building”. Photo: Geoffmcc, CC BY-SA 3.0.