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Robert W. and Lucy Bemis Pomeroy House
70 Oakland Place, Buffalo NY
Built:
1896-97
Architect:
Boughton & Johnson
Style:
Georgian Neoclassical Revival
2013 owners:
Susan and Daniel Parker
Facade
2018 photos unless indicated otherwise
Right: Duane Lyman House, 78 Oakland Place
Flat roof ... Recessed third floor covered in shingles creates a terrace that originally was bordered by a balustrade as shown in the photo below:
Note roof terrace balustrade (contrast to the photo below:) ... Note also the porte-cochere which was later altered ... Photo source: Oakland Place: Gracious Living in Buffalo
2006 photo - Note third floor roof difference from the 1901 photo above
North side portico (at right) was originally a porte-cochere - see 1901 photo above
Georgian Neoclassical Revival ... Facade ... Details below, from left to right:
Two left bays three details below:
Two left bays - Detail #1- Ionic capital
Two left bays - Detail #2 ... Block modillions ... Dentil molding ... Marble lintels ... 6 over 6 lights in sash windows ... Stone sills
Two left bays - Detail #3 ... Triple hung sash windows ... Ionic pilaster ... Ionic order above side light
Center bay six details below:
Center bay - Detail #1 ... Block modillions supporting triangular pediment ... Ionic pilasters
Center bay - Detail #2 ... Dentil molding under triangular pediment
Center bay - Detail #3 ... French doors open to porch ... Contrast this porch with the porch photo taken in 2006
Center bay - Detail #4 ... Spiderweb muntins fan light ... Leaded glass side lights flanked by engaged Ionic columns
Detail #5 - Spiderweb muntins fan light
Center bay - Detail #6 - Leaded glass side light flanked by engaged Ionic columns
Balustrade detail below:
Finials decorate newels ... Bulbous vase balusters ... made of high density polyurethane
North elevation
Facade and north elevation ... Three north elevation details below:
North elevation - Detail #1 - Palladian window: Spiderweb muntins fan light ... Leaded glass side lights ... 6 over 6 lights ... Marble sill
North elevation - Detail # 2 ... Portico originally extended out to form a porte-cochere - see 1901 photo above
North elevation - Detail # 3 ... Broken pediment with urn ... Dentil molding
