Clement House/Red Cross - Table of Contents
Facade - Clement
House/Red Cross
Building - 2004 Photos
786 Delaware
Avenue,
Buffalo, N.Y.
BPO
Administrative Office (online May 2026)
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Completed: |
1914. Erected at a cost of $300,000, the home was the scene of many important social functions and the gathering place of leaders in the city's life for 30 years. |
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Architects: |
Green & Wicks |
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Owners: |
Carolyn Jewett Tripp
Her most notable contribution to the community was the gift of her palatial home at at 786 Delaware Avenue to the American Red Cross in June 1941. She died in 1943. |
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Style: |
English Tudor Revival (English medieval manor). |
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Location: |
Delaware
Preservation District Tour of Millionaires' Row |
Original working drawing from E.B. Green's office Drawing courtesy of Peter W Clement, AIA Stereoptican slide showing the construction of 786 Courtesy of Peter W Clement, AIA . |
2 1/2 story Tudor Revival house Onondaga limestone Two-story bay with parapet Carved rosettes in the middle of quatrefoils in the parpapet Cinquefoil arches in parapet panels Two pairs of chimneys with caps Tudor Revival arches in balustrade . |
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2 1/2 story Tudor Revival house |
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Parapet ... Leaded glass |
Carved rosettes in the middle of quatrefoils in the parapet. |
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Cinquefoil arches in parapet panels |
Two pairs of chimneys with caps |
Tudor Revival arches in balustrade |
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Original working drawing from E.B. Green's office |
Stereoptican slide showing the construction of 786 |
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