Truscott House - Table of Contents
Bessie Sweet Truscott House
33 Oakland Place, Buffalo, NY
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Entry hall Colonial Revival staircase |
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Living room |
Living room |
Living room |
Living room |
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Living room |
Contemporary reproduction table features curved corners and reeded legs |
Georgian Revival fireplace not original to the house |
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One of two matching Neoclassical style candelabra adorning the fireplace mantel |
Neoclassical style clock and candelabra form a matching set |
Detail - fireplace |
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Reproduction Empire andiron with twisted flame finial and paw feet |
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Dining room |
Dining room |
Dining room |
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Dining room |
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Library |
Library |
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Library added in the early 20th century |
Looking out into the patio and back yard |
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Master bedroom |
Master bedroom |
Master bedroom |
Master bedroom |
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Master bedroom |
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Fireplace frieze applied ornamentation: oval patera, draped urn, laurel leaf swag |
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Kitchen |
Kitchen |
Kitchen |
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1991 kitchen |
Originally a cooking fireplace with stoking door for logs below cooking area |
Kitchen wall cutout reveals former butler's pantry |
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An excerpt from The interior, which originally mirrored the interior of 29, retains the Colonial staircase with its Palladian window. The living room is in the front and the dining room is behind it; all of the openings are framed by pedimented Greek Revival casings. Number 33 was expanded in the early part of the twentieth century. Instead of windows at the east end of the dining room, a short stairway leads down to a rich and inviting library. This room has a beamed ceiling, wood-mantel fireplace, built-in bookcases, and walls covered in oil paper. |
