Larkin Terminal Warehouse

For other Larkin Company buildings, see Larkin Building.

The Larkin Terminal Warehouse, also known as Larkin at Exchange or the Larkin R/S/T Building,^{[1] : p.88} is located at 726 Exchange Street, Buffalo, New York in a neighborhood known as the "Hydraulics." The neighborhood was one of Buffalo's earliest industrial districts and its name is derived from the construction of a small hydraulic canal. The building, clearly visible from the I-190 interstate, was originally part of the Larkin Company and was one of the last constructed buildings in the complex.^[2] The building has a radio tower on the roof erected by WEBR-AM in 1936.^[3]

Larkin Terminal Warehouse
LCo Building
Alternative names	Larkin R/S/T Building, Larkin at Exchange
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Daylight Factory
Architectural style	International style
Address	726 Exchange Street at van Rensselaer Street
Town or city	Buffalo, New York
Country	United States
Coordinates	42°52′30″N 78°51′07″W
Current tenants	KeyBank, Kaleida Health, John R. Oishei Foundation
Construction started	1911
Completed	1912
Renovated	2002
Owner	Larkin Development Group
Height
Antenna spire	286.1 ft (87.2 m)
Technical details
Structural system	steel reinforced concrete
Floor count	10
Floor area	600,000 sq ft (55,741.8 m2)
Lifts/elevators	6
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Lockwood, Greene & Co.
Main contractor	Aberthaw Construction Co
Website
larkindg.com

History

The Larkin Company owned the building until 1967, when it was sold to Graphic Controls.^[4] In 2001, CityView Properties purchased the building from Graphic Controls. The group has spent over $40 million in renovations to the building.^[5] On September 10, 2009, First Niagara Financial Group relocated its corporate headquarters to the Larkin Terminal Warehouse building.

As of January 2016, the John R. Oishei Foundation's headquarters are located at the Larkin Terminal Warehouse. As of December 2015, the Foundation has $300 million in assets and gives away nearly $20 million annually. It is among the region's most well-known grant makers, providing resources for programs, capital projects and nonprofit executive development and in the last few years alone, it provided multimillion-dollar gifts to the largest health and education projects in Western New York.^[6]

Larkin Complex

Other buildings in the Larkin complex include:

• Larkin Power station at 635 Seneca Street.
• Larkin Factory Complex Buildings: B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K N, O, (The Seneca Industrial Center) at 701 Seneca Street.
• Larkin L/M Warehouse (now Army Navy Surplus), at 290 Larkin Street.
• Larkin U Building at 239 Rensselaer street.
• Larkin Men's Club at 696 Seneca Street.
• Larkin Administration Building (Demolished) 680 Seneca Street

Gallery

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  View from the I-190 interstate
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See also

• Larkinville

References

1. Banham, Reyner (1989). A Concrete Atlantis: U.S. Industrial Building and European Modern Architecture 1900-1925. Massachusetts: The MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-02244-3.
2. Hawley, Chris (Jan 11, 2010). "A decade in review: Larkin Terminal Warehouse is reborn". The Hydraulics Press. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
3. City-Data.com. "FCC Registered Cell Phone and Antenna Towers in Buffalo, New York". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
4. "Larkin Terminal Warehouse - 'Larkin at Exchange' Building - WNY Heritage". www.wnyheritage.org. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
5. wnyheritagepress.org. "Larkin Terminal Warehouse". Retrieved 2011-05-11.
6. Drury, Tracey (December 4, 2015). "Oishei Foundation celebrates 75 years of giving". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved 2 February 2016.