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Clark–Lester House

Coordinates: 42°54′0″N 78°40′6″W / 42.90000°N 78.66833°W / 42.90000; -78.66833
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Clark–Lester House
Clark–Lester House, August 2010
Clark–Lester House is located in New York
Clark–Lester House
Clark–Lester House is located in the United States
Clark–Lester House
Location5454 Broadway, Lancaster, New York
Coordinates42°54′0″N 78°40′6″W / 42.90000°N 78.66833°W / 42.90000; -78.66833
Arealess than one acre
Built1891 (1891)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSLancaster, New York MPS
NRHP reference No.99001408[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 1999

The Clark–Lester House is a historic home located at Lancaster in Erie County, New York. It is a Queen Anne style dwelling constructed about 1891. It was home to noted psychology professor Olive Lester, who lived here for most of her adult life until May 1996. She was the first woman chair of any of the departments at the University at Buffalo.[2] It is now operated as a bed and breakfast.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] It is located in the Broadway Historic District.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (January 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Clark–Lester House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying eight photographs
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