Church of the Good Shepherd - Table of Contents
EXTERIOR
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Church
of the Good Shepherd
96
Jewett
Pkwy. at Summit (SE), Buffalo, NY
Architects: |
Initial
plans by Silsbee and
Marling. In 1888 the scheme was reworked by Marling and his new partner, Herbert C. Burdett (1855- 1891), a former assistant in the office of H. H. Richardson |
Erected: |
1887
- Church. 1890 - Rectory. 1891 - Guild House containing Children's chapel. 1922 - Jewett Memorial Hall. The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd was consecrated on May 21, 1888. Construction had begun a year earlier, and the first service was held on March 4, 1888. |
Status: |
Buffalo
Landmark Parkside East Preservation District |
Architectural Style: |
Richardsonian
Romanesque The church recalls Richardson's small libraries, especially the Ames Library in North Easton, Mass. Prominent features of the church, which has a seating capacity of 200, are low, limestone walls and the massive tower with its short, broad spire. |
![]() Original architect's drawing for Ingersoll Memorial Chapel by Silsbee and Marling ![]() Rectory and church |
![]() View towards southwest ... Richardsonian Romanesque style ![]() Cross pattée at top of gable roof ... Loopholes ... Dentil molding ... Tower copper pyramidal roof ... Modillions ... Voussoirs over rounded windows in belfry ![]() Cross pattée at top of gable roof ... Loopholes ... Dentil molding ... Onondaga limestone ... The Parkside area was known as Flint Hill, a reference to the flint/chert in the Onondaga limestone that lies slightly below the surface. For example , see "Flint Hill and the War of 1812" ![]() Main entrance ![]() Onondaga limestone ... The Parkside area was known as Flint Hill, a reference to the flint/chert in the Onondaga limestone that lies slightly below the surface. For example , see "Flint Hill and the War of 1812" ![]() Facade bay to left of entrance porch ... Voussoirs over rounded windows ... Water table ![]() North transept Tiffany windows ![]() View from porch looking southwest ![]() View from porch looking northwest: Martin House |
![]() Southwest: facade and west transept ![]() Richardsonian Romanesque tower and belfry ![]() Copper pyramidal roof ... Belfry ![]() Front entrance porch ![]() Corbel ... Romanesque clustered columns ![]() Corbel ... Romanesque capitals ![]() South transept Tiffany window: Purity |
South
elevation![]() Left window detailed below ![]() Terra cotta roof tiles and ridge tiles ![]() One of two Tiffany floral windows |
![]() ![]() Image courtesy of Explore Buffalo |
Sources:
- 1977 Church of the Good Shepherd Nomination for City of Buffalo Landmark Status, Edited by Alison Fleischmann
- "Buffalo Architecture: A Guide." Cambridge: MIT Press, 1981
- "Church Tales of the Niagara Frontier : Legends, History & Architecture"
- "Designated Landmarks of the Niagara Frontier," by Austin M. Fox. Buffalo: Meyer Enterprises, P.O. Box 733, Ellicott Station, Buffalo, New York 14205. 1986.
- "Area Landmark: Church of the Good Shepherd" reprinted from The Buffalo News, July 25, 1993.