Allentown Buffalo New York

The Allentown district is a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. The neighborhood is home to the Allentown Historic District. Allentown is named after Lewis F. Allen who came to Buffalo in April 1827 to serve as Corporate Secretary and financial manager of an insurance company. Allen was also a farmer and when looking for space to let his cattle gr…
The Allentown district is a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. The neighborhood is home to the Allentown Historic District. Allentown is named after Lewis F. Allen who came to Buffalo in April 1827 to serve as Corporate Secretary and financial manager of an insurance company. Allen was also a farmer and when looking for space to let his cattle graze, purportedly his neighbor, Thomas Day, suggested some of his land, which sat between the cities of Buffalo and Black Rock. Allen's cattle path became known as Allen Street. Notably, Allen was one of the founders of the Buffalo Historical Society and Forest Lawn Cemetery, where he is buried. Allen was married to Margaret Cleveland Allen, who was the paternal aunt of future president Grover Cleveland. Allen introduced him to many influential people, including the partners in the law firm of Rogers, Bowen, and Rogers, where Cleveland later took a clerkship, which in turn led him to practice law and enter into politics.
  • Location: Buffalo, New York
  • Architectural style: Stick/Eastlake, Italianate, Queen Anne
  • Landscape architect: Frederick Law Olmsted, et al.
  • NRHP reference No.: 80002605
  • Added to NRHP: April 21, 1980

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