This very nice corner bollard is attached to the former Phoenix Brewery on the corner of Washington and Virginia. Here is the back story from The History of Buffalo web site.

Phoenix, along with Schreiber's brewery, was designed by Otto Wolf of Philadelphia who was both a mechanical engineer and an architect. Its base is also Medina sandstone. If you look carefully at the top on the Washington side, you can see the date 1888. The left, shorter side of the building was the brewery office; it is now a fitness center. The other part of the building was the cold storage facility and is now occupied as a warehouse by Lazy Boy furniture. This is resourceful usage of an old industry.
Unfortunately, many of the remaining breweries are now vacant and if not utilized soon may be fall victim to the wrecker's ball.
Phoenix's story is a fascinating one. It began as the Albert Ziegle brewery in 1850 on Genesee St. From 1855-1887, it was located on Main St. On July 21,1887, it burned to the ground. When they rebuilt it, they renamed it Phoenix after the Egyptian mythological eagle figure that rose from the ashes to symbolize immortality.
Albert Ziegle, like many brewers, was politically active. Ziegel campaigned for President Grover Cleveland in 1884.