Seneca-Cazenovia Neighborhood Reimagined Walking Tour

Learn the little-known story of South Buffalo’s Seneca-Cazenovia neighborhood. We will go back 200 years in time to the Seneca’s Buffalo Creek Reservation and visit the original burial grounds of Red Jacket and Mary Jemison. Just 100 years later, Seneca/Cazenovia was a thriving commercial district with many theaters, banks, schools and churches built for working class families. Today we’ll see new businesses revitalizing Seneca St, some restoring beautiful historic buildings. We will get a sneak peek “mini-tour” into how the 1929 Shea’s Seneca Theater has been restored into a magnificent special events venue. We will see Olmsted’s Cazenovia Park – a sports and recreation hub for generations of South Buffalonians.

The tour starts at the Buffum House, 49 Buffum Street Buffalo NY14210. This is the 1850 home of Horace Buffum, believed to be the oldest structure remaining in South Buffalo.  Street parking is available on Buffum St. and other nearby streets in the neighborhood. This tour is approximately ninety minutes in length and 1.9 miles of walking.

Check 10:45am

Tour Procedures & Policies: 

• Reservations are required for all tours, including for Explorer Pass members. Walk-ups without reservations cannot be accommodated. Tours are generally limited to a maximum of 15 people per group. 
  • Reservations close two hours before the tour’s scheduled start time (for example, reservations close at 8am for a 10am tour). 
  • To redeem an orange Explore Buffalo walking tour pass, please email [email protected] at least 24 hours in advance to reserve your tour. 
  • The Explore Buffalo docent for your tour will have a list of tour reservations for their tour; you do not need to print or bring any tour confirmation. 
• Accessibility: Please contact us at [email protected] or (716) 245-3032 if you plan to attend this tour and will require accommodations or if you have questions about accessibility. 
• See our FAQs page for our refund policy and answers to other questions.
• By confirming your reservation for any Explore Buffalo tour, you acknowledge and accept Explore Buffalo’s tour policies.