The E. B. Green Digital Collection

The Green and Wicks architecture firm significantly shaped the architectural landscape and heritage of Buffalo, New York. Along with his partner, William S. Wicks, Edward B. Green designed many notable Buffalo landmarks, including the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Main Street's Market Arcade and downtown's gold-domed M & T Bank (formerly Buffalo Savings Bank). After Wicks' retirement in 1917, Green continued working. Throughout his career, E.B. Green designed over 300 commercial and residential buildings in the Greater Buffalo area.

The E.B. Green Digital Collection of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society's Research Library is an ongoing electronic resource project providing access to the Green and Wicks archival collection. The purposes of the digital library are:

to present selections of the collection's material in an easily accessible online environment, making the unique and valuable information they contain more widely available
to preserve these fragile materials by protecting them from frequent handling
to augment the existing knowledge of our current users
to further stimulate interest in E.B Green and the collection

This collection includes the 1890-1901 Cost and Contract ledger from the architectural firm of Green & Wicks and photographs from the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society (BECHS). To view these approximately 400 images, use the Search function, located on the top right of each page, and the Browse feature, which allows for viewing the collection through property type. Moreover, the About and Resources pages give useful information pertaining to this collection, E.B. Green, the Green & Wicks firm, and William S. Wicks. The Help link gives handy tips on how to use this collection. All polices regarding the various components of this site are contained in the Policies link. A layout of the site, with active links, is maintained in Site Map, which is available at the top right of each page beneath the Search box. Please use the Contact link for information on contacting the BECHS with further questions. The navigation bar contains drop down menus to view subsections of each topic; all links can be accessed through the navigation bar.

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