Wilcox Mansion / Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site - Table of Contents
Facade - Ansley Wilcox Mansion / Theodore
Roosevelt Inaugural Site - 2002 Photos
641 Delaware
Ave., Buffalo, NY
| Buffalo / Poinsett Barracks
officers' quarters erected: |
1838-40 |
| Barracks abandoned: |
1845 |
| Buildings changes by owner Judge
Josph Masten: |
Masten resided here from
1847 to 1863. At this time the house still faced west,
toward what had been the old parade ground. Sometime
in the 1850s or 1860s, the front portico of the house
was either moved or rebuilt on the much more
fashionable Delaware Avenue side and the front portico
of the house was either moved or rebuilt. |
| Owner Dexter Rusmsey: |
1883 Dexter Rumsey purchased the house and gave the the use of the house as a wedding gift for his daughter, Mary Grace, upon her marriage to Ansley Wilcox. The interior of the house was remodeled by the Wilcoxes. |
| Exterior style: |
Greek
Revival / Georgian
Revival |
 HABS . |
2002 Photos
 The house was declared a National Historic Site in 1966. In 1971 the house was opened to the public as the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site  Prime remaining example of Greek Revival style in the city  Red Medina sandstone transported via the Erie Canal  Palladian window Doric columns  Deep two-story, pedimented portico, supported by six smooth-shafted wooden columns with capitals derived from the Doric order.  Tuscan column  The west facade has original six-over-six-light sashes. They are capped by rectangular headers.  Balustrade surrounds an observation platform which is centered in the roof  Original Palladian window in pediment  West center entrance contains a semi-circulr transom and double-leaf wooden doors with arched, etched-glass lights.  Balustrade and newel posts . |
