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  Frederick F. Gumaer House
50 Chapin Parkway

Buffalo, NY

October 2023 Photos

Built for Frederick F. Gumaer

ca. 1898       

3-story side gable  Colonial Revival frame house. Stone foundation, wood clapboard siding, asphalt shingle roof.

Offset entrance under full width flat roof porch with parged foundation, Doric supports, and central curved projection; styling echoed on 2nd story with fluted corner pilasters and Ionic columns supporting curved projection. 3rd story gable wall dormer flanked by two small pedimented dormers, all with prominent fluted corner pilasters.     

Majority 6/1 double hung wood windows, often paired. Side sun porch. Denticulation at cornices.     1890 construction plaque.

Contains contributing hipped roof secondary building (garage), set at an angle, triangular to fit in lot.

    -Elmwood Historic District (EAST) National Register of Historic Places Nomination  p. 88




3-story side gable Colonial Revival frame house                   Each story details below:





3rd story gable wall dormer flanked by two small pedimented dormers, all with prominent fluted corner pilasters                 Two 3rd story details below:
 


3rd story gable wall dormer flanked by two small pedimented dormers, all with prominent fluted corner pilasters





3rd and 2nd  story detail                Dentil molding                        Ionic pilaster                  Ionic capital  atop Tuscan column




2nd story with fluted corner pilasters flanking center widow and Roman (smooth shaft) Ionic columns supporting curved projection.



1st  story offset entrance under full width flat roof porch                Detail below:




Dentil molding                Doric supports, and central curved projection           



Photos and their arrangement © 2023 Chuck LaChiusa
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