Clara Brown (sloop)
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LocationFirst Buffalo River Marina, 32 Fuhrman Blvd., Buffalo, New York
AreaLess than one acre
Built1952
Clara Brown | |
 First Buffalo River Marina location of the Clara Brown, September 2012 | |
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| Location | First Buffalo River Marina, 32 Fuhrman Blvd., Buffalo, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°52′26″N 78°52′52″W / 42.87389°N 78.88111°W |
| Area | Less than one acre |
| Built | 1952 |
| Built by | Goudy and Stephens Shipbuilding Company |
| Architect | Alden, John G. |
| Architectural style | Sloop |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000098[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 2013 |
Clara Brown, also known as John G. Alden Design No. 872, is a historic racing sloop located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was designed by John G. Alden and built by Goudy & Stevens Shipyard in Boothbay, Maine. It was designed in 1950 and launched in 1952. She measures 34 feet 4 inches (10.46 m) in length, 7 feet (2.1 m) in beam, and with her fixed keel has a draft of 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m). She was moved to Buffalo in the mid-1980s after sailing on Lake Champlain.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
