Wilkes House -
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Interior - Emma B. Wilkes House
495 Lafayette Avenue,
Buffalo, NY
Front hall
and Living room Front hall ... Arts & Crafts style stained glass windows  Front hall ... Atypical Arts & Crafts style door (usually planks)  Front hall ... Mirrored doors sealed (see photo below:)  Living room ... The other side of the mirrored doors shown above - wall with shelving to showcase a small part of Victor Shanchuk's collection from around the world  Living room ... Front windows alcove displays more of the collection  Living room ... Arts & Crafts style beamed ceiling  Living room ... Pair of stained glass windows flank the mantelpiece (one detailed below:)  Living room ... Arts & Crafts style stained glass windows features opalescent glass  Living room ... Arts & Crafts style paneled pocket door  Living room ... Paneled wainscoting with newspaper article about Shanchuk's photography exhibit  Living room ... 2018 painting by Victor Shanchuk |
Staircase  Bar from earlier owners was found in the basement ... Name plate below:   Ad courtesy of Steve Cichon, "Torn-Down Tuesday: Broadway at Pratt," 1973," pub. in The Buffalo News, May 3, 2016 (online July 2019)  Arts & Crafts style paneled wainscoting and balustrade  Wainscoting and balustrade   Arts & Crafts style newel post  Arts & Crafts staircase   Unusual window position |
Second floor  Arts & Crafts staircase  Second floor   Second floor .. Cast iron lion's paw tub foot  Second floor ... Staircase leading to the attic |