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Washington and Seneca Streets

photo of building
Current Name:
Former Name: First Baptist Church
Former Name: First Medical Building
Location: Downtown, Lost Buildings
Historical Note:

Built in 1829, this building first served as the Buffalo post office.  Located on the northeast corner of Washington and Seneca Streets, it later became the First Baptist Church.  The building served as the first home of the School of Medicine from 1847-1850, when the University of Buffalo Council leased the building.  The first course of medical lectures opened on February 24, 1847, with an attendance of sixty-six registered students. The Buffalo Medical Journal announced in its December 1846 issue: "The council has been fortunate in obtaining a building admirably adapted for a medical college. Had it been erected with a view to this purpose it could hardly have been improved."