Sovereign Apartments
1165 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY
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Built: |
1924 |
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Architects |
Charles N. Agree |
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Style: |
Colonial Revival |
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Charles N. Agree, Architect
Research by Patrick Mahoney Charles N. Agree designed the Sovereign Apartments at the Northeast corner of Delaware Avenue and West Ferry in 1924. The Buffalo firm of Lewis and Hill acted as Associate Architects for the project. The Buffalo Sunday Express reported that the Sovereign surpassed all local apartments in size and was of the ‘Colonial Type’. M.M. Robinson of Lincoln Properties Corp. of Detroit was the principal owner during construction. The fifty-nine apartment structure contained one hundred ninety three rooms and was sold to the Reed Service Corporation upon completion. The building’s primary materials are cut stone and tapestry brick. |
 NE corner Delaware and West Ferry  Delaware Avenue, west elevation  Bellflower swags ... Dentil molding  Flemish bond brick pattern on parapet ... Running bond brick pattern below the parapet ... Dentil molding  Keystone ... Voussoirs ... 6 over 1 lights ... Stone sill ... Running bond brick pattern  Georgian entrance ... Fluted Tuscan columns ... Address in capital letters on frieze ... Rope molding around doors ... Details below:  Dentil molding ... Patera ... Fluted Tuscan columns ... Ancone-shaped keystone  Dentil molding ... Ancone  Rope molding around doors   Scroll buttresses |
