1916 Buffalo High School
United States historic place
The 1916 Buffalo High School, also known as Buffalo-Tower City Senior High School, is a property in Buffalo, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is located near the center of Buffalo, near the Old Stone Church which is also NRHP-listed.
It was built in 1916 in Classical Revival style, and was designed and/or built by A.J. O'Shea and Meineke Building Co.
At the time of the listing, the property was owned by the Buffalo Historical Society. The listing included one contributing building.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4560188. Authority coordinates are 46.921, -97.550. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1916.
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