National Historic Landmark · artist collective · East Aurora, New York

Roycroft Campus, Copper Shop

Reformist community in New York, US in East Aurora, New York. Built 1895. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1895Listed 1974
Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book - The Roycroft Shops, East Aurora, Erie County, New York - from the painting by Alexis Jean Fournier, RoycroftersHubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 - DPLA - 82f1a1aca9494d3101d751e98566e1fbPortrait of Elbert Hubbard, Roycroft Campus Visitor CenterReclining Morris Chair MET 235723
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Roycroft

Roycroft was a reformist community of craft workers and artists which formed part of the Arts and Crafts movement in the United States. Elbert Hubbard founded the community in 1895, in the village of East Aurora, New York, near Buffalo. Participants were known as Roycrofters. The work and philosophy of the group, often referred to as the Roycroft movement, had a strong influence on the development of American architecture and design in the early 20th century.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressMain and W. Grove Sts., East Aurora, NY
CountyErie County
ListedNov 8, 1974
Reference number74001236
Built1895
Type of placeartist collective, historic district
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources13 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
AddressMain and W. Grove Sts., East Aurora, NY
Coordinates42.76713, -78.61894 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitTheodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site · 16 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74001236. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.