249 North Street - Table of Contents...................Williams Family in Buffalo - Table of Contents

2011 Exterior - George L. Williams House
249 North Street, Buffalo, NY

Year Built:

1877

Original cost:

$8,000 ($136,610 in 2002 dollars)

Architect:

Richard A. Waite
1909 Remodeling: Emerson C. Dell

Original owner:

George L. Williams

Building style:

Victorian Stick style with Swiss influences; Colonial Revival on first story

Construction:

Frame




First story: Colonial Revival (1909 reconstruction)
Second story and attic:
Stick style






First story: Colonial Revival (1909 reconstruction):
First story:  Tuscan  columns ..... Dentils ..... Transom and side lights ..... Large sash windows



First story:  Tuscan  columns ..... Dentils ..... Transom and side lights ..... Large sash windows



Fluted Tuscan columns



Attic: Stick style ..... Half timbering



Scroll-sawn brackets   ...   Knee braces ..... Jetty









West (left side) elevation













Color photos and their arrangement © 2011 Chuck LaChiusa
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