The Binational Doors Open Niagara weekend on October 16 & 17, 2010 is your opportunity to explore and discover some of the wonderful historical and architectural treasures “The Niagaras’ have to offer, completely FREE OF CHARGE!  There are dozens of wonderful sites to choose from – everything from churches, historic homes and museums, to wineries and theatres located in the Niagara Region, Ontario and Erie and Niagara Counties, New York.

Architect: Louis Henry Sullivan; Year Built: 1896

The Prudential Building is an example of an 1890s-era tall building that utilized technological advances such as steel frames, elevators, fireproofing and electric lights. The decorative style of the building also combines intertwined foliage and geometric shapes.

The exterior reflects the internal construction of skeleton steel. Strong vertical lines are created by means of narrow piers and columns, which also allow a maximum of window area and interior light.

Shea's Performing Arts Center is a spectacularly restored 1926 opera house. Its Classic styling boasts an opulent Baroque interior design by Tiffany studios with walls of Italian marble, crystal chandeliers from Czechoslovakia, lush red carpeting, furnishings from Chicago's Marshall Field,

The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society is here for you, as collectors and preservers of the artifacts and records of Western New York history, so that generations to come may understand themselves and this region better for our efforts.

We're here with the largest collection of Pan-American Exposition artifacts, to help people worldwide commemorate the Centennial of the l90l event which trumpeted the industrial and commercial excellence of the Americas at the turn of the last century.