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Vestibule and Foyer - Chloe A. McCann House
20 Norwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York

Vestibule VS Foyer

2018 Photos
Vestibule



Tudor Revival style  oak door from the demolished Langdon Albright House   ...   Triple cinquefoil arches    ...   Leaded glass



Coffered ceiling with bead-and-reel molding   ...   Lincrusta wall covering



Coffered ceiling with bead-and-reel molding   ...   Lincrusta wall covering



Lincrusta wall covering   with acanthus leaf motif








Foyer


Doors to vestibule at far right   ...   Note rounded arch at right of photo which leads to an alcove on the other side of the foyer    ...  Three alcove  details below:



Alcove detail #1: Vestibule wooden spandrel



Leaded, beveled detailed below:



Leaded glass with jewels and beveled glass



Coffered ceiling



Middle stained glass detailed below:



Louvre's "Victory at Samothrace" model statue   ...   Victorian Stained glass window


Victorian stained glass window - without the statue



Sconce decorated with acanthus leaves



Chimneyboard painted by Dominic DeFillippo (detailed below:)  ...   Brass fender






Brass fender   ...   Brick hearth



Note fireplace at right   ...   To the right of the built-in couch is a niche which is detailed below:



Niche to the left of the fireplace   ...   Wainscot decorated with bead-and-reel



Built-in couch decorated  with applied scrolling acanthus leaves



  Turned
  vase-shaped  balusters



Finial   ...   Acanthus leaves on  newel  capital



Vase-shaped balusters



Note landing stained glass window  (detailed below:)



Landing Victorian stained glass windows     ...    Details below:


Upper side panels feature jewels



Lower side panels   ...   Two details below:



Lower side panels  detail #1



Lower side panels  detail #2 -  Fleur-de-lis design



Center lower panel






Far left:  Living room   ...   Center left: Dining room





Wainscoting (detailed below:)



Wainscoting features vertical bead-and-reel molding






Special thanks to Dominic DeFillippo for his cooperation and Arlan Peters for his assistance in 2018

Photos and their arrangement © 2018 Chuck LaChiusa
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