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Orin Foster
House / OWM Wellness
891 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY
| Built: |
1904 |
Original owner: |
Orin
Foster. Co-founder of the Foster-Milburn Company, a manufacturer of patent medicines. (1840-1928) Foster and members of his family gave a $500,000 gift to the University of Buffalo for a "Hall of Chemistry," constructed in 1921. He was a member of the University Council. Foster Hall was the first building built by the university on the Main Street Campus. Burial: Forest Lawn |
| Architect: |
Frank
H. Chappelle |
| Style: |
Mediterranean
Revival: Barely pointed arches. Arts & Crafts: Rafter tails supporting widely overhanging eaves |
| Exterior building material: |
Marble(?) |
| 1977 owner: |
De Rose Food Brokers,
Inc. |
| 2006 owner: |
Canisius High School. DeRose gifted the Foster House to Canisius |
| 2011 owner: |
Foster Manor LLC. Foster Manor LLC paid $850,000 for the property that includes the main 8,200-square-foot mansion and two large carriage houses. Collectively the buildings total 19,794-square-feet plus a 120 parking spaces inside a gated lot. |
| 2023 owner: | OWM
Wellness |
| Status: |
Contributing member of the Linwood
Local Preservation District |
2016 Exterior Photos
Mediterranean Revival Note carriage house in rear (detailed in next photo below:)
Carriage house in rear
Marble chimney and dormers
Broken rangework masonry
Voussoirs . .. Broken rangework masonry
Arts & Crafts style ribbon windows
Arts & Crafts style rafter tails supporting widely overhanging eaves
Arts & Crafts style rafter tails supporting widely overhanging eaves
Portico
Voussoirs
Voussoirs
Balustrade
Note rear carriage house at left
Rear carriage house
Foster House Interior Photos
Courtesy of OWM Wellness
