| 词条 | Electric Tower |
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| name = General Electric Tower | nrhp_type = | image = General Electric Tower.JPG | caption = General Electric Tower, June 2009 | location= 535 Washington Street, Buffalo, New York 14203 | coordinates = {{coord|42|53|18.9594|N|78|52|18.8394|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = New York#USA | area = less than one acre | built = 1912 | architect = Esenwein & Johnson; E.B. Green and Sons | architecture = Beaux Arts | added = September 12, 2008 | governing_body = Private | refnum = 08000865[1] }}Electric Tower (or General Electric Tower) is a historic office building and skyscraper located at the corner of Washington and Genesee Streets in Buffalo. It is the seventh tallest building in Buffalo. It stands {{convert|294|ft|m|1}} and 14 stories tall and is in the Beaux-Arts Classical Revival style. It was designed by James A. Johnson and built in 1912. The tower was based upon an earlier Electric Tower constructed for the 1901 Pan-American Exposition; as with most of the buildings constructed for that event, the original was only temporary and demolished shortly after the fair ended. Additions were made in 1923 and 1928. The white terra-cotta clad was originally built as the Niagara Mohawk Building and features an octagonal tower which steps back three times to terminate in a large lantern. It is also known as Iskalo Electric Tower.[2] The decorative symbols featuring aspects of electricity production are considered precursors to subsequent art deco design. Like One M & T Plaza, the spire of the tower is illuminated with different holiday colors at night throughout the year. Both buildings are illuminated blue and gold for the Buffalo Sabres during the National Hockey League playoffs. The Electric Tower hosts the annual Buffalo Ball Drop on New Year's Eve, one of the continent's largest ball drops outside the New York City ball drop. People from all around gather in Roosevelt Plaza to ring in and celebrate the New Year. The Buffalo Ball Drop is accompanied by live performances and a spectacular firework show.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September 2008.[1] GallerySee also
References1. ^1 {{NRISref|2009a}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ |title=Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) |publisher=New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |format=Searchable database |accessdate=2016-07-01 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Note: This includes {{cite web|url=https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=23853&q=false |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: General Electric Tower |accessdate=2016-07-01 |author=Tom M. Yots and Daniel McEneny |format=PDF |date=n.d. }} and [https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=23852&q=false Accompanying six photographs] 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.city-buffalo.com/Home/Leadership/Mayor/Press_Releases/NewYearsEve2013 |title=Ring in 2014 at the 26th Annual Buffalo Ball Drop and Fireworks |publisher=City of Buffalo |location=Buffalo, NY |date=2013-12-27 |accessdate=2014-01-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103101748/http://www.city-buffalo.com/Home/Leadership/Mayor/Press_Releases/NewYearsEve2013 |archivedate=2014-01-03 |df= }} External links{{Commonscat|General Electric Tower}}
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