McCann House - Table of Contents
Misc. rooms - Chloe
A. McCann House
20
Norwood Avenue, Buffalo,
New York
Library
Perhaps not used originally as a library
Sky painting on ceiling by Doris Collins
Plaster cornice restored by Dominic DeFillippo in 1990 ... Detail below:
Corner book cabinet features leaded glass ... Detail below:
Plaster cupid in tympanum was one of the extra reproductions for Shea's Theater that Arlan Peters and Dominic DeFillippo created as volunteers
Empire style sideboard ... Detail below:
Empire style sideboard ... Corinthian column ... Acanthus foot ... Embossed rosette knob
Office
Left: Eastlake style pier glass (console mirror) ... Tudor Revival style oak door from the demolished Langdon Albright House (detail below:)
Eastlake table mirror ... Two details below:
Eastlake table mirror cornice
Eastlake table mirror chiseled frame
Sycamore Renaissance Revival partners' desk ... Three details below:
C. 1900 Renaissance Revival partners' desk deatil #1 - Grotesque (North wind?) with scrolling acanthus leaves ... Cabriole legs
Desk detail #2 - Grotesque (North wind?) with scrolling acanthus leaves
Desk detail #3 - Renaissance Revival partners' desk ... Cabriole legs and paw feet
(Reconfigured) Kitchen
Originally the butler's pantry. Before 1971, the wall connected to the kitchen was opened up, reconfiguring the kitchen space.
Leaded, casement windows from Langdon Albright's demolished house ... Detail below:
Bronze handle
Stained glass window not original to the house ... Three details below:
Stained glass window includes lead came, beveled glass at left, rippled glass in lower right, jewels at right
Medallion features English knight surrounded by opalescent scrolling acanthus leaves
Opalescent glass
Murano millefiore ["thousand flowers"] lamp ... Detail below:
Greenhouse
Greenhouse/patio dsigned by Arlan Peters and built by Peters and Dominic DeFillippo ... Back wall/acrylic panels can be raised and become part of the skylight roof
Second floor landing wainscoting features vertical bead-and-reel molding
Second floor landing ...
Empire style drop leaf table with leaf in dropped postiton ... When the leaf is raised, the top rotates a quarter turn to support the top and leaf ... Two details below:
Pedestal support
Empire style drop leaf table ... Monopodium
Attic lattice windows in top of tower