Lafayette Hotel from Lafayette Monument, Buffalo, NY, circa 1905
- Card type
- Lithograph
- Date
- c. 1904 (Early)
About this postcard
The view looks across Lafayette Square from the monument toward the Lafayette Hotel, with the Buffalo Library at left and the Mooney Building at right. Two cannons sit in the foreground of the square. The hotel opened in 1904 and was designed by Louise Blanchard Bethune, one of the first professional women architects in the United States. Lafayette Square was a civic and commercial center in Buffalo, and the library and Mooney Building stand as part of that setting. The caption's "monumento" is likely a slip for monument.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Ernst Besser's Sons |
|---|---|
| Series | No. 405 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Lafayette Hotel, Buffalo, NY |
| Place depicted | Buffalo Library, Buffalo, NY |
| Place depicted | Mooney Building, Buffalo, NY |
| Place depicted | Buffalo, NY |
| Place mentioned | Lafayette Monument, Buffalo, NY |
| Notes | Borderless; red printed captions "Lafayette Hotel" and "From Lafayette monumento showing Buffalo Library at left and Mooney Bldg. right."; rooftop hotel sign; two cannons in foreground. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting. Undivided back with red "Post Card" heading, stamp box reading "PLACE POSTAGE STAMP HERE / DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS", and "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS." Imprint along left edge: Ernst Besser's Sons, Buffalo, N.Y. No. 405, Printed in Germany. Light soiling, corners slightly worn. |
Cite this card
Lafayette Hotel from Lafayette Monument, Buffalo, NY, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1904. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lafayette-hotel-from-lafayette-monument-buffalo-ny-circa-190. Accessed November 2, 2026.