Liberty Bank constructed the building for its headquarters at a cost of $4.5 million. Founded in 1882 as the German-American Bank, the entity changed its name to the more patriotic Liberty Bank in response to anti-German sentiments within the U.S. following World War I. At the time of completion, it was the largest office building in downtown Buffalo. In order to illustrate the bank's new image, the building was christened with three exact replicas of the Statue of Liberty, two on the roof and one over the Main Street entrance. Only the rooftop statues remain today. The statues are 352 feet above the street level, 36 feet high, and have torches that measure 61Ú2 feet. The 1,000-watt light bulbs are accessed through the 18-foot high, 4-foot wide stairway inside each arm. The statues sit on stepped pyramids, which mimic ancient Mayan architecture. One statue faces west and the other faces east representing the City's strategic location on the Great Lakes.

Continue South one block down Main Street.