Bemis / Ransom House - Table of Contents
Second floor - Bemis / Ransom House
267 North Street, Buffalo NY
Collins & Collins Attorneys,
LLC (online April 2019)
![]() Balustrade features strapwork and turned balusters ![]() Second floor hall ![]() Second floor hall .. Paneled wainscoting ... Rococo Revival sofa, with two details below: ![]() Rococo Revival sofa: Top rail carved foliated ornamentation ![]() Rococo Revival sofa: Cabriole leg with caster |
Middle Eastern room /
Collins & Collins attorney's office Some argue the Islamc style room was a souvenir from the 1901 Buffalo Pan-American Exhibition and was installed by Frank Goodyear; Goodyear also electrified the house. Others disagree and argue that the room was originally built in 1885 or 1896. ![]() Geometric stained glass window serves as a wall ... Several more views below: ![]() ![]() Spandrels feature Islamic style art ![]() Calligraphy in frieze above spandrel ![]() ![]() Ripple glass ... Jewels ![]() ![]() ![]() Ceiling detail features gold leaf ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Original bedroom / Collins & Collins attorney's office ![]() Bedroom/ Collins & Collins attorney's office ![]() Three fireplace details below: ![]() Detail #1 - Paneled frieze ... Ceramic tile surround ![]() Detail #2 ... Three acanthus leaves on corbel support of the mantel ... Keystone in the middle of the arch ![]() Detail #3 ... Hearth is covered with ceramic tiles |
Original
bedroom / Collins & Collins attorney's office Tiger maple is used exclusively throughout this second floor room. ![]() ![]() Three mantelpiece details below: ![]() Detail #1 - Acanthus leaves ![]() Detail #2 - Herringbone bond on blue ceramic tile slips ... Running bond on black Roman brick slips ![]() Detail #3 ... Horseshoe arch ... Ceramic tile hearth |
Original
bedroom / Collins & Collins attorney's office![]() Firesplace ... Two details below: ![]() Acanthus leaf ![]() Fireback with fleurs-de-lis and dog-tooth motifs ... Ceramic tiles |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cast iron fireback with working blacksmiths ![]() Ceramic tile-covered hearth ![]() Wainscoting ... Strapwork decorates center panels |
Special thanks to the Collins & Collins Attorneys, and especially Amanda Renzi, for their cooperation in 2019