Craven/Bassett House - Table of Contents

James B. Craven/Charles K. Bassett House

278 Depew Avenue, Buffalo, NY

Erected: 1894

Architect:

John H. Coxhead

Builder:

Ballad I. Crooker
B.I. Crooker. Bio and photo (online Jan. 2015)

Style:

Romanesque Revival / Colonial Revival

"Exterior in original condition leaned more to the Romanesque style, exterior of house was "Colonial Revivalized" in about 1925 when Alexander Petrie lived there, owner prior to Bassett. Petrie stuccoed over the brick 2nd floor , which originally was orange brick with Medina sandstone mortar . Shutters also added for this colonial effect. Also at this time the interior woodwork (oak, gumwood, sycamore, yellow pine was painted), originally it was unpainted per documentation I have."
- Barbara Townsend

First owner:

James B. Craven, Superintendent of the Field Engineering Company

1927-1984 owner:

Charles Kingman Bassett, Secretary and later Vice-President of the Buffalo Meter Company.

2006 photos


Colonial Revival style                     Second floor stucco not original




Ribbon dormer windows                     Ionic columns




Ribbon dormer windows                        Double hipped roof



Dentil molding                        Tuscan  pilasters



Medina sandstone                        Ionic columns



Brackets / Dentil molding                Ionic capital and fluting



Ionic columns




Ionic columns






Medina sandstone capitals with acanthus leaves




Medina sandstone





West elevation


West elevation     
    


West elevation           



West elevation                     Tie rod anchor



West elevation                     Chimney brace





East elevation


East elevation              



East elevation                      Hipped roof                      Dentil molding





East elevation                 Bay - basement and first floor Medina sandstone




East elevation                 Oriel window



East elevation                    Leaded glass in oriel window




East elevation                    Medina sandstone






"Buffalo, NY- Cor. Parker and Depew Avs Central Park, 2-story, st and br dwell.; cost $15,000; o, JB Craven, a, John H. Coxhead; b. B.I. Crocker"

abbreviations key:
st=stone
br=brick
o=owner
a=architect
b=builder

Source: Engineering Record, Building Record, and Sanitary Engineer Vol. 30.  October 13, 1894 p. 333


Special thanks to home owner Barbara Townsend for her research assistance in 2006 and 2021.

Photos and their arrangement © 2006 Chuck 
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