Wilcox Mansion / Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site - Table of Contents

Exterior Photos
Ansley Wilcox Mansion / Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site
641 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY



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North side of the house.

North entrance

Balustrade surrounds an observation platform which is centered in the roof of the 1838 portion.

Carriage (north) entrance

Carriage (north) entrance

One story, glass-in porch with a flat roof and a projecting cornice above a deep entablature.
The front corners are supported by two
engaged columns.

Fanlight

The large bay window on the south side (right) that formed the backdrop for Roosevelt's inauguration was installed in 1892 by architect George Cary

Note the projecting bay on the morning room on the southern side of the building

The glass-paneled double doors leading from the dining room to the south terrace

Fanlight

Two-story fluted Corinthian pilasters applied tot he southern corners of the projecting bay of the morning room

Fluted Corinthian pilasters

Second story east bay window


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Photos and their arrangement © 2002 Chuck LaChiusa
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