Lansing House - Table of Contents

Exterior - Mary Vought Lansing House
29 Oakland Place, Buffalo, NY

Erected:

1898

Architect:

Lansing & Beierl
This was Lansing's own home. The owner of record was his wife, Mary Vought Lansing

Style:

Colonial Revival

 

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TEXT Beneath Illustrations

2006 Photos


 2005 renovation of front porch

2005 renovation of front porch

Bottom of the columns and the porch floor are replaced

New column bottom

Attached new column bottom



2006 Exterior Photos


1901 photograph of ##29 & 33 (houses built 1898)


##37, 33, 29 - all designed by
Lansing & Beierl

Colonial Revival style

Tuscan style columns


Entablature                 Abacus                Tuscan style capital

Colonial Revival style turned balusters

Dormer and 2-story tall bay

South side of house - modillions (dentils below) supporting cornice and copper gutters


Tripart window




2006 Backyard Photos







Rear of house - 1934 addition: second floor balcony                     Note wrought-iron


Blueprint for center bracket for 1934 addition: second floor balcony



Blueprint for center bracket for 1934 addition: second floor balcony



Note supporting center bracket as shown in blueprint



Note supporting center bracket as shown in blueprint






Wrought iron design as shown in blueprint



House history:

An excerpt from
Oakland Place: Gracious Living in Buffalo
By Martin Wachadlo

Published by Buffalo Heritage Unlimited

[Williams] Lansing made maximum use of the narrow lot by designing two homes separated by a thick party wall. Together, 29 and 33 Oakland Place presented a balanced and unified façade. The façades and floor plans of these Colonial Revival residences were originally mirror images. Bays fronted the living rooms, which were situated under the master bedrooms. Although the entrances originally included front porches that were supported by smooth Tuscan columns, only the porch at 29 is still intact. The windows are nine-over-nine sash and a Palladian window on each side highlights the main staircase. Balustrades originally topped the high hip roof with its flaring eaves and the area between the dormers. The thick party wall is topped by a massive center chimney.


Special thanks to current owners Joan and Norman Effman for their cooperation.

Photos and their arrangement © 2006 Chuck LaChiusa
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