Esenwein & Johnson

Esenwein & Johnson

Former type	Private company
Industry	Architecture
Founded	1898
Founder	August Esenwein James A. Johnson
Defunct	c. 1930
Headquarters	Buffalo, New York

Esenwein & Johnnson was an architectural firm of Buffalo, New York.

Firm history

It was a partnership of German-born August Esenwein (1856-1926) and James A. Johnson (1865-1939). The partnership was started in 1898;^[1] the firm designed "many of Buffalo's outstanding buildings including the Lafayette High School, the Public Library, and the General Electric Building". ^[2]

A number of their works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[3] In 2007, the Buffalo History Museum, then called the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, held an exhibition of their work entitled, "Art Nouveau and Other Expressions: Rediscovering the Architecture of Esenwein & Johnson."^[4]

Works

Works include (with attribution):

• Ansonia Building (1906), 712-726 Main Street (at W. Tupper), Buffalo, New York (Esenwein & Johnson)^[5]
• Automobile Club of Buffalo, 1910-1911, Clarence, New York (Esenwein & Johnson), NRHP-listed ^[6]
• Bancroft Hotel, built 1912, 50 Franklin St. Worcester, Massachusetts (Esenwein & Johnson), NRHP-listed^[3]
• Buffalo Museum of Science, built in 1929, (Esenwein & Johnson)
• The Calumet (1906), 46-58 West Chippewa St., Buffalo, New York (Esenwein & Johnson), NRHP-listed^[7]
• Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center, originally Fraternal Order of Orioles Headquarters (1914), 562 Genessee St., Buffalo New York (Esenwein & Johnson) ^[8]
• Hotel Durant, 607 E. 2nd Ave. Flint, Michigan (Esenwein & Johnson), NRHP-listed^[3][9]
• Hotel Utica in Utica, New York
• Fosdick-Masten Park High School,aka Masten Park High School (1914), Masten Ave. and E. North St., Buffalo, New York (Esenwein & Johnson), NRHP-listed^[3][10]
• General Electric Tower, aka Niagara-Mohawk Building and Electric Tower, 535 Washington St., Buffalo, New York (Esenwein & Johnson), NRHP-listed^[11]
• Louis Kurtzman House (1907-1909), 24 Lincoln Parkway, Buffalo, New York (Esenwein & Johnson)^[12]
• Lafayette High School, 370 Lafayette Ave., Buffalo, New York (Esenwein & Johnson), NRHP-listed^[3]
• Hotel Lafayette (1902), 391 Washington St., Buffalo, New York (Esenwein & Johnson), NRHP-listed
• The Niagara, 201 Rainbow Blvd. Niagara Falls, New York (Esenwein and Johnson of Buffalo, NY), NRHP-listed^[3]
• Portage Hotel, 10 N. Main St. Akron, Ohio (Esenwein & Johnson), NRHP-listed^[3]
• Robert Keating Root Building (1912), 70-86 West Chippewa Street, Buffalo, New York (Esenwein & Johnson)^[13]
• John Sinclair House (1909-1911), 94 Jewett Parkway, Buffalo, New York (Esenwein & Johnson), part of the NRHP-listed Parkside East Historic District^[14]
• Hotel Statler (original, c. 1908), Buffalo, New York (Esenwein & Johnson)^[15]
• Taylor Signal Company-General Railway Signal Company (1902-1906), Buffalo, New York (Esenwein & Johnson)^[16]
• Temple of Music (1901), Buffalo, New York (Esenwein & Johnson)^[17]
• United Office Building (1929), 222 1st Street, Niagara Falls, New York (James A. Johnson), NRHP-listed^[18]
• M. Wile and Company Factory Building, 77 Goodell St., Buffalo, New York (Esenwein & Johnson), NRHP-listed

A more complete list of works is found on the Buffalo Architecture and History web site.^[19]

Gallery

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  Temple of Music where William McKinley was assassinated.

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  Lafayette High School

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  Bancroft Hotel

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  General Electric Tower

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  Grand Hotel Niagara

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  United Office Building

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  Frank A. Dudley Residence

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  Taylor Signal Company-General Railway Signal Company

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  Buffalo Museum of Science

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  The Calumet

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  Hotel Lafayette

References

1. "Bios - Eisenwein & Johnson". Buffalo Architecture and History.
2. Claire L. Ross (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fosdick-Masten Park High School". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. p. 6. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".
3. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
4. "Art Nouveau and Other Expressions: Rediscovering the Architecture of Esenwein & Johnson". Buffalo History Museum. 2007.
5. "Ansonia Building". Buffalo Architecture and History.
6. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/06/12 through 8/10/12. National Park Service. 2012-08-17.
7. "The Calumet Building". Buffalo Architecture and History.
8. Buffalo History Museum Architecture Map
9. "History". The Durant, Flint, Michigan.
10. "From Masten Park to City Honors: The 1914 Building - Exterior". Buffalo Architecture and History.
11. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for General Electric Tower". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. July 25, 2008.
12. "Louis Kurtzman House". Buffalo Architecture and History.
13. "Robert Keating Root Building". Buffalo Architecture and History.
14. "John Sinclair House". Buffalo Architecture and History.
15. "Hotel Statler (1905-1908)- later Hotel Buffalo". Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.
16. ""Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)"" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Martin Wachadlo and Francis R. Kowsky (February 2014). ""National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Taylor Signal Company-General Railway Signal Company"" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs
17. "Temple of Music". Buffalo Architecture and History.
18. "United Office Building". Buffalo Architecture and History.
19. "Online Buildings - Esenwein & Johnson". Buffalo Architecture and History.