Williams-Butler
House - Table of Contents
RECEPTION
HALL / LIBRARY / DINING ROOM
Williams-Butler
House / Jacobs
Executive Development Center
AKA
The Butler Mansion
672 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY
2003 Photos
Reception
Hall![]() Reception Hall ... Main entrance on north side of the house leads to porte-cochere ... Imposing entablature over doorway ... Oak Corinthian columns ... Detail below: ![]() Reception Hall ... Fluted Corinthian pilaster and column ... Egg-and-dart molding ... Leaded glass side light ![]() Reception Hall ... Doors open to North Street ... Walls are covered with quartersawn oak paneling ... Doors detail below: ![]() Reception Hall ... Wrought iron and glass doors ... Note C scrolls ![]() Reception Hall ... Note (very expensive) burls on paneling ![]() Reception Hall ... The gold-plated, three-story chandelier (originally gas) above the staircase was in danger of being discarded when Delaware North Companies bought the house in 1979. When it was cleaned, it was found to be gold-plated -- and not merely gold-leafed as was thought -- and worth something in the six-figure bracket. ... The chandelier is cleaned by lowering it using a crank in the attic. ... Carved balustrade ![]() Reception Hall ... Precast plaster panels on ceiling feature rosette medallions ... Cornice at left is decorated with dentils ![]() Reception Hall ... Sconce ... Hand carved festoon (swag) ... Egg-and-dart ![]() Reception Hall ... Looking into dining room ... Precast plaster panels on ceiling ... Cornice supported by modillions ... Egg-and-dart molding ... Dentils ... Applied hand carved festoon (swag) |
Library![]() Reception hall looking into the library ![]() Library ... Coffered ceiling made of deep-red Brazilian mahogany ... Library is largest room in the house ![]() Library ... Mantelpiece (a six-foot tall person easily walks under the mantle) ... Two details below: ![]() Library ... Mantelpiece detail #1 ... Entablature: Classical sea creatures on frieze ... Egg-and-dart molding above and below ... Dentil molding ![]() Library ... Support: Bead-and-reel ... Acanthus leaves |
Dining
Room![]() Dining Room ... Overlooks North St. ... The furniture, although antique, is not original to the house ![]() Dining Room ... Plaster medallions on ceiling ... Quarter oak paneling and wainscoting ... Breakfast room in background ![]() Dining Room ... Precast plaster medallions on ceiling |