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Hotel at the Lafayette

Louise Blanchard Bethune's 1904 Hotel Lafayette on Buffalo's Lafayette Square, restored and now in Wyndham's Trademark Collection.

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Built: 1904Opened 1904 (hotel history: 'Since its grand opening in 1904').
Architect: Louise Blanchard Bethune (Bethune, Bethune & Fuchs)
Type: Grand hotel
Area: Downtown – Lafayette Square
Credentials: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

The story

The Hotel Lafayette opened on Lafayette Square in 1904, designed by Louise Blanchard Bethune, whom the Richardson Hotel’s history page calls the country’s first female professional architect. The building has been restored and now operates in Wyndham’s Trademark Collection.

Good to know

Address: 391 Washington Street, Buffalo, NY 14203

Sources (3)

https://www.hotelatthelafayette.com/history
https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/10000555
https://therichardsonhotelbuffalo.com/history-and-tours/

Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.