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West Village Historic District (Buffalo, New York)

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West Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The district is a 19th-century residential neighborhood within walking distance of the central business district and Lake Erie. It is one of Buffalo's oldest and most intact residential areas, having been developed on the site of the estate of the city's first mayor Ebenezer Johnson and South Village of Black Rock. It contains 102 structures built between 1854 and 1914, most of which are detached single-family dwellings, with about a dozen apartment buildings. The district reflects architectural styles of the late 19th century including the Second Empire, Gothic Revival, and Italianate style. Included in the district is Johnson Park, redesigned by Frederick Law Olmsted about 1876, and Hutchinson Central Technical High School.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.The West Village Historic District is also a Certified Local Historic District, with slightly different boundaries than the National Register listed district. The local district was designated in 1979 and then was certified by the National Park Service in 1983.

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West Village Historic District (Buffalo, New York)
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Prospect Avenue Baptist Church

Prospect Avenue Baptist Church, originally Ninth Street Baptist Church, is a historic building in Buffalo, New York. Located at 262 Georgia St., the church was originally built in 1868 and underwent an expansion and build-out in 1882 according to the architectural designs of Buffalo architect F.W. Caulkins. The church is located in Buffalo's West Village Historic District. As of 2012 a renovation was planned. The church includes mahogany pews. It is located at the northeast corner of Georgia Street and Prospect Avenue at the address of 262 Georgia Street.The church was a prominent dynamic center of traditional worship and mission during the mid-twentieth century. Prominent Buffalo business people attended the church (The Peachey's of Loblaws Markets, M.J Peterson of real estate development), but it was mainly made up of those of the working class. Its high point of influence occurred in the 1930s to the early 1960s, under the leadership of pastors such as George Alden Cole. Like many inner-city churches, Prospect experienced ongoing decline in the late 20th century. Many of its members had moved to the suburbs and the neighborhood demographic changed significantly. Theologically the church evolved towards a conservative Baptist mindset over its history, although as a child, the great liberal theologian of the 20th century, Harry Emerson Fosdick (Riverside Church), attended the church, as his father was the song leader. By the 1960s the church had a large light-up sign atop the building and adopted the slogan, "The Downtown Church Holding Forth the Word of Life." During the late 1980s until its closure, the church struggled to maintain a core group, and enlisted a long-term retired interim pastor from the suburbs, as well as guest preachers. A Hispanic congregation that had rented the building for Sunday afternoon worship services eventually took ownership of it. They later moved to a smaller location. In 2012 the church building was sold to the Evergreen Association (see link for story below) and renamed to Evergreen Commons.