Fidelity Trust Building

The site of the current building was once referred to as "The Weed Block", (located at Main & Swan) and was built in 1857. The block was home to Millard Fillmore's law office and other prominent Buffalo businessmen. The block was demolished in 1901 to make room for the Fidelity Trust Building. In 1926, the building was expanded with the addition of the west wing. E. B. Green completed the addition. Subsequent use The building was later called the M&T Building, and later still the NFTA Building. In 2011, the building was referred to by the owner since 1989, Ellicott Development Co., as "Swan Tower". ==Architectural features==

The exterior of the building features many decorative details including: Leaf-and-dart molding with "F" (for Fidelity) carved in stone, a protruding cornice, block modillions, egg-and-dart molding, dentil molding, volutes in Roman Ionic columns, and bay leaves in spandrels. Above the entrance has fluted end brackets with guttae and dentils support broken pediment. The interior of the building also features decorative details including: plaster ceiling ornamentation with arabesques, Corinthian capitals, brass acanthus vines and flowers, and brass guilloche. ==References==