65 Lincoln Parkway

• Built for John Jr.
• Designed in 1912 by Wood & Bradney
• Completed by 1915. Deeded to John Jr. in 1917
• After the death of her parents in 1945 and 1948, the task of going through their belongings and extensive collections fell to their only daughter, Mary Frances Larkin Kellogg. To make the job easier, she and her husband, Howard Kellogg, Jr. (grandson of the founder of Spencer Kellogg Company), moved into 65 Lincoln with their six children. The Kelloggs continued to live in the house until 1954 when it was acquired by The Buffalo Seminary through the generosity of the Larkin family.
• Privately owned beginning in 2007. See Larkin House Sold by Buffalo Seminary

John Durrant Larkin Jr.

• b. 1877
• Attended Lafayette College 1896-97
• M. Edna Crate in 1900
• Three children: J. Crate, John III, and Mary Frances
• Hired by Larkin company in 1898
• Worked as general manager, assistant to Treasurer, Darwin Martin, and elected president of Larkin company after his father died
• 65 Lincoln Parkway completed by 1915 and deeded to him in 1917

"Larkland" Houses

• In 1909 Larkin purchases a parcel of Rumsey's Woods (Ansley Wilcox represented Rumsey estate)
• Names the Lincoln Pkwy./Windsor Ave../Forest Ave../Rumsey Rd. block "Larkland"
• Limestone wall surrounding the block begun almost immediately
• The houses for the three sons were completed by 1915 and deeded to the children in 1917
• A service road cut through the block from Rumsey Road to Forest Avenue which provided for delivery of coal and other necessaries. In the center of the block was the large garage for 107 Lincoln with an apartment for Charles Pratt, the chauffeur, and his family, and next came the greenhouses and utility buildings.
• Each of the other three houses on the block had its own garage with an apartment for the chauffeur and his family, and each of the houses had its heating plant in the garage basement with a connecting tunnel for the steam pipes.
• Stables, garages for all the houses designed in 1913 by Wood & Bradney. The firm is best known for the Sidway and Spaulding building at Main & Goodell.
• Bradney lived at 547 Franklin

Other Lincoln Parkway Homes

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Sources:

• "John D. Larkin: A Business Pioneer," by Daniel I. Larkin. Pub. by Western New York Wares, 1998
• "The Buffalo Seminary Larkin House," by Bonnie Bristol Clesse and Mary Beth Parrinello. Pub. by the Junior League