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Joseph Churchyard House
54 Irving Place, Buffalo, NY

Original owner:
Joseph Churchyard
Churchyard's
granddaughter, Olive Williams,  was born and grew up here.
House built:
1868
Style:
Italianate
Status:
Contributing member, Allentown Historic District

November 6, 2020 Photos



Italianate  style features belvedere and portico



Victorian chimney   ...   Belvedere



Modillions    ...    Dentil molding



Modillions    ...    Dentil molding   ...   Wooden stringcourse   ...   Brick voussoirs    ...  Brick running bond pattern



Stone (Indiana limestone?) sills below rounded Italianate windows



Stone (Indiana limestone?) sills below rounded Italianate windows



Portico with Tuscan order  features



Tuscan entablature with dentil molding and unadorned frieze   ...   Tuscan column in front of  Tuscan pilaster



Rounded transom window



Typical Italianate double doors



Portico balustrade features single vase balusters









Text source: Sonia R. Efron, "Buffalo's Brick Italianates: An Allentown Legacy," 1994



  The Franklin School, designed by Green & Wicks in 1894, was located at 146 Park St.



- Clinton Brown






Photos and their arrangement © 2020 Chuck LaChiusa
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