Canisius

Moon Over Canisius

Born from Buffalo's first Roman Catholic College, Canisius High School was established in 1870. The Jesuits purchased the current location in 1944 from the city of Buffalo. The all-boys school has several features of architectural importance that owe a great deal to the Masons, who owned and built on the site starting in1924. Buffalo City Hall architect, John Wade added to the unique Jacobethan style of the original 1918 structure.