The Lafayette Hotel, Buffalo, New York, circa 1905
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A tinted view of the Lafayette Hotel, a tall red-brick and light-stone block with a rooftop sign reading "LAFAYETTE HOTEL" and an American flag above it, seen across a wide street busy with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages and wagons. The Hotel Lafayette opened in Buffalo in 1904 to designs by Louise Blanchard Bethune, widely regarded as the first professional woman architect in the United States, and it remains a landmark of the city's downtown. The surrounding commercial buildings and the mix of foot and horse traffic date the scene to the early 1900s.
Postcard Details
Freeburg, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Amesbury, MA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Buffalo News Company |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Charlotte S. Bassett, Freeburg, MA |
| Place depicted | Buffalo, NY |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border with printed caption at bottom; undivided-back era card. Handwriting in blue ink along the right margin of the picture side. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS AUG 15 1906 3:30 PM. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY'), Poly Chrome litho, white border, light edge wear. |
Cite this card
The Lafayette Hotel, Buffalo, New York, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-lafayette-hotel-buffalo-new-york-circa-1905. Accessed October 25, 2026.