Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building | |
Location | 1219-1247 Main St., Buffalo, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°54′24.9834″N 78°52′2.1786″W / 42.906939833°N 78.867271833°W |
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 No. | 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]
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]