Lockport Municipal Building

Lockport Municipal Building (HM1GIB)

Location: Lockport, NY 14094 Niagara County
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N 43° 10.179', W 78° 41.713'

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The City of Lockport wishes to express its appreciation to City Historian William H. Riley (1922-1990) for his dedication, assistance, patience and love for the City of Lockport, New York.



Riley Way: a walking tour on the Erie Canal is dedicated to William Riley, a fine gentleman who helped to retain for posterity the memories of true original Grand Old Erie Canal. - December 31, 1989



You are at the starting point of the first of 14 areas on Lockport "Riley Way", a walking tour of the famous and historic Erie Canal and "Flight of Five" Locks.



From here you can continue to the towpath and canal area to view and enjoy the treasures of the Canal Era. Indeed, they made Lockport the acknowledged "Gateway to the West."



Previous buildings on this block included the Lockport Fire Headquarters, Lox Plaza Hotel, Kenmore Hotel, Judson House, Tenbrooks, and numerous merchants.



The first hotel on this block was the Lockport House, a one story comfortable hotel, boasting a lighted stairway and landing to the canal to allow boats to disembark passengers.



On November 2, 1854 Lockport most disastrous fire occurred on this spot. Starting from a knocked over oil lamp at the Lockport House, the fire spread to the north and to the east. Eventually, with the aid of two fire engines brought in from Buffalo on flat cars on the railroad, it was extinguished, but not until 3 hotels, 2 churches, 18 stores, 8 houses and a barn were consumed.


During the 10 year expansion of the canal and the growth of the railroad (1908-1918) the Cottage Street Bridge was combined with the West End Bridge to form what is now known as "The Big Bridge".

The 1974 Lockport Municipal Building stands facing the 1914 Big Bridge. The bridge is 249 ft. long and 399 ft. wide.


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William "Bill" Riley (1922-1990)
was involved in the food retail business in Lockport for forty years. He was a long-time city historian who was instrumental in having the canal locks designated a national historic landmark. He was honored for his dedication to preserve Lockport Erie Canal with the installation of fourteen signs at various historic places. This trail is now known as "Riley Way."
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HM NumberHM1GIB
Series This marker is part of the Erie Canal series
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Marker Number1
Placed ByNew York State Canals
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 8:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 687344 N 4782233
Decimal Degrees43.16965000, -78.69521667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 10.179', W 78° 41.713'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 10' 10.74" N, 78° 41' 42.78" W
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Area Code(s)716, 585
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10-14 Cottage St, Lockport NY 14094, US
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