Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard, Amherst

Name: Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard
Address: Amherst, United States

#15 among attractions in Amherst

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Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard

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Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard, Amherst

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Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard is a suburban residential subdivision entranceway built in 1918. It is on Main Street in the hamlet of Snyder, New York, in the town of Amherst within Erie County. The entranceway is a marker that represents the American suburbanization of rural areas, suburbanization that occurred through transportation-related land development on the edges of urban areas. It consists of a variety of half-height wall formations, featuring a semicircular wall on the Roycroft Boulevard median's intersection with Main Street. The entranceway was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 7, 2005. ()

Built: 1918 (106 years ago)Coordinates: 42°57'44"N, 78°46'48"W

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Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grover Cleveland Golf Course, Boulevard Mall, Glen Falls, Northtown Center.

1.6 miW
Outdoor activities, Golf
Grover Cleveland Golf Course, Buffalo
41 min walk • The Grover Cleveland Golf Course is a historic golf course located in Buffalo, New York that hosted the 1912 U.S. Open that was founded as The Country Club of Buffalo. It is one of two courses owned by Erie County.
2.7 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Boulevard Mall, Amherst
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1.8 miE
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Glen Falls, Williamsville
47 min walk • Glen Falls is a small waterfall located on Ellicott Creek in the village of Williamsville, New York. The hydropower provided by the falls made it an ideal site for a number of early watermills used to grind grist and to power sawmills.
2.2 miN
Game and entertainment center, Hockey, Sport venue
Northtown Center, Amherst
57 min walk • The Northtown Center at Amherst, formerly the Amherst Ice Center and the Amherst Pepsi Center, is a 1,800-seat multipurpose arena in Amherst, New York, located adjacent to the University at Buffalo. The current sponsor is Northtown Auto, a Buffalo area chain of auto dealerships.
1.4 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Museum of disABILITY History, Buffalo
37 min walk • The Museum of disABILITY History is a museum related to the history of people with disabilities from medieval times to the present era.
1.7 miNE
Golf
The Park Country Club, Amherst
45 min walk • The Park Country Club of Buffalo, Inc. is a country club located in the Town of Amherst, just outside Williamsville, New York, a suburb of Buffalo, United States. The club was founded in 1903 in the City of Buffalo in what is now known as Delaware Park, but which was known simply as The Park at the time.
1.7 miE
State park, Park, Regional park
Amherst State Park, Amherst
44 min walk • Amherst State Park is an 80-acre park in Erie County, New York, United States. The park is located northeast of Buffalo, partially in the Village of Williamsville with the balance located in the Town of Amherst.
1.7 miE
Park
Glen Park, Williamsville
44 min walk • Glen Park is a walking park in Williamsville, New York. It is bordered by the Glen Falls waterfall on Ellicott Creek, and the inactive Williamsville Water Mill.
1.7 miSW
Colonial revival architecture
Kensington Gardens Apartment Complex, Buffalo
45 min walk • Kensington Gardens Apartment Complex is a historic apartment complex located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built in 1941–1942 and is a multi-unit apartment complex containing a total of 280, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in a variety of detached and semi-attached buildings in the Colonial Revival style.
1.9 miW
Synagogue
Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach, Amherst
49 min walk • The Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach is an Orthodox Synagogue located on Nassau Avenue in Atlantic Beach, New York. The Synagogue was founded in 1953. JCAB is the only Synagogue in Atlantic Beach. The Congregations includes approximately 250 families. Rabbi Samuel Klibanoff served as the Rabbi of the Congregation for 11 years.
2.2 miW
Colonial revival architecture
Edward A. Diebolt House, Buffalo
56 min walk • Edward A. Diebolt House is a historic home located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is a Colonial Revival style frame house built in 1922–1923.

Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard, Amherst

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Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)