Morris Avenue ........
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William Fiss House
147 Morris Avenue
Buffalo, New York
| Original owner: | William Fiss (General Manager for the Crandall Co.) |
| Year
built: |
1895 |
| Builder: |
Buffalo Cement Co., Ltd. |
| Subsequent
owner: |
Adam Cornelius (See below) |
On this page, below:
John J. Boland and Adam Cornelius
 Source: 1903 Buffalo Courier 
Source: Central Park, Buffalo, New
York, by James R. Arnone, Pub. by the Buffalo Historical
Society, 2010, p. 135
|
April 24, 2022 Photos Facade  Built 1894 5 bedrooms 2.5 baths 5,475 sq. ft. Eclectic style Details below:  Paired diamond shape dormer windows with flared gable roof Asphalt shingles  Modillions support overhanging roof  Modillions at top Dentil molding Arts & Crafts style diamond panels  Portico  Portico detail: Dentil molding  Portico detail: Similar to Doric columns  Portico detail: Similar to Doric capitals  Portico detail: Turned balusters  Medina sandstone portico features fluted columns Medina sandstone voussoirs above bay windows  Medina sandstone voussoirs above window |
East elevation    Reddish Medina sandstone |
   "Bennett" is Lewis. J. Bennett |
  Text source: Central Park, Buffalo, New York, by James R. Arnone, Pub. by the Buffalo Historical Society, 2010, p. 135 |
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