Boat House

Boat House, The Park
(Now Delaware Park), Buffalo, NY
1875

Designed by Calvert Vaux ("Vaux" rhymes with "talks" )

Enlarged soon after construction
Demolished in 1899

Calvert Vaux designed a boat house for The Park (now Delaware Park). He also designed several other structures for The Park:

Park Superintendent's House (or, The Farmstead), 1875. Demolished, 1950.
Boat Landing Seating, 1875. Demolished c. 1950
Summer House (or, Spire House), 1875. Demolished, c.1950?
Rustic Bridge, 1875 Demolished.
Viaduct (over Delaware Street), 1875. Rebuilt and enlarged by the Works Progress Administration

Source: Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

Photo by George Barker Courtesy of Janice and Dale Rossi

Source: "A History of the City of Buffalo," published by the The Buffalo Evening News, 1908

Source: Webmaster's collection

Source: "Buffalo Illustrated:
Commerce, Trade and Industries of Buffalo."
Buffalo: The Courier Printing Company, 1890