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Vote breakdown: Unanimous approval by a seven-member board. Chair/Co-Chair Signature: Mary Ann Colopy ____________________ Chair/Co-Chair Name: ___________________________________ Date: December 12, 2025 CC: East Aurora Village Administrator East Aurora CEO File The Historic Preservation Commission received and reviewed the application to consider 270 Buffalo Rd. The Stonegate Mansion, as a local landmark. The application was reviewed, a public hearing was held, and the Commission voted to approve the designation. We reviewed historic photographs, historic maps, newspaper clippings, and consulted with Village Historian Rob Goller. A site visit showed that the building is substantially unaltered in exterior appearance. The application narrative presented reinforced our findings. 270 Buffalo Rd. The Stonegate Mansion meets local landmark classification under several criteria of local code 156-3 1. Possesses special character or historic or aesthetic interest or value as part of the cultural, political, economic, or social history of the locality, region, state, or nation. 2. It is identified with historic personages. 3. Embodies the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style. 4. Is the work of a designer whose work has significantly influenced an age, or 5. Because of unique location or singular physical characteristic, it represents an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood.