Suncliff - Table of Contents
Schmidt House /
St. Columban Center /
Suncliff on the Lake
6892
Lakeshore Road, Derby, NY
Suncliff photos taken during an Explore Buffalo Spotlight Tour on May 6, 2018
Suncliff on the Lake -
Official Website
| Built: |
1924 |
| Architect: | ? |
| Original owners: | Hans
and Helen Schoellkopf Schmidt |
| Original
name: |
Sun
Cliff Manor |
| 1947 owner: |
Buffalo Catholic Diocese through the support of the St. Columban Retreat League |
| 1959 addition: |
10,000-square-foot two-story has an additional 46 small bedrooms |
| 2017 owners |
David
Johnson
and Brenda Shaw |
| 2017 name: |
Suncliff
on the Lake |
| Style: |
Georgian Neoclassical |
 Fox hunt during the Schmidt House era |
Facade  Georgian Neoclassical tetrastyle  Tetrastyle ... Modillions ... Lunette in tympanum ... Monumental Ionic columns  Modillions ... Dentils  Two of four tetrastyle monumental Ionic columns   Ionic columns  Dormer with sash windows  At left: 10,000-square-foot two-story addition, built in 1959, has an additional 46 small bedrooms |
Back of
building facing Lake Erie Mirror of facade    Spider web muntins fanlight and side lights surround the entrance - a common feature in Georgian Neoclassical style  |
 View of the Lake from the house  View of the Lake from the house    Suncliff photos taken during an Explore Buffalo Spotlight Tour on May 6, 2018   Crucifix installed during the St. Columban Center era  View to the right of the Buffalo skyline |