Robertson–Cataract Electric Building

	Robertson–Cataract Electric Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Robertson–Cataract Electric Building, April 2012
	Location within New York Location within the United States
Location	100, 126 S. Elmwood, Buffalo, New York
Coordinates	42°53′18″N 78°52′46″W / 42.88833°N 78.87944°W
Area	under one acre
Built	1915-1916, 1919
Built by	Turner Construction
Architect	Wood and Bradney
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	12000011
Added to NRHP	February 8, 2012

Robertson–Cataract Electric Building, also known as The Corn Exchange and 100 South, is a historic commercial building located in downtown Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built in 1915–1916, and is a four-story, five-bay, reinforced concrete building faced in brick in the Renaissance Revival-style. The building was expanded in 1919. It features terra cotta and polychromatic brick details in hues of red, brown, and purple. It originally housed a retail showroom and warehouse space for the Robertson–Cataract Electric Co.^[2]

In July 2012, global engineering firm T. Y. Lin International announced it would lease 6,500 square feet in the building.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 02/06/12 through 02/10/12. National Park Service. February 17, 2012.
↑ Kerry Traynor (July 2010). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Robertson--Cataract Electric Building. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
↑ "Global firm leases spot in 1916 site," The Buffalo News, July 13, 2012

[nps-1] 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 02/06/12 through 02/10/12. National Park Service. February 17, 2012.

[nrhpdoc-2] Kerry Traynor (July 2010). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Robertson--Cataract Electric Building. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

[3] "Global firm leases spot in 1916 site," The Buffalo News, July 13, 2012

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