361 Porter

Patrick E. Stanton House - Table of Contents

Patrick E. Stanton House / Porter Avenue Pied à Terre
361 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, New York

Received the Preservation Coalition of Erie County "2000 Restoration Award"

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Before the restoration
in July of 1998

Before the restoration
in July of 1998

Before the restoration
in July of 1998

Before the restoration
in July of 1998

All remaining photos:
the restored exterior
as of the end of 1999.

Gable roof.
Indian red trim is close
to the original color

Note dormer

Note large wood bracket and
dentils

East side of house.
Clapboard on first
floor. Shingles on
second floor and attic.
Gable roof.

Large projecting
dormer, one on each side.
Scalloped shingles
on top.

Corbeled hexagonal turret with bell roof.

Corner turret with bell
roof

Replicated columns

Original capitals

Foundation of
Onondaga limestone

Battered pier

(East) side entrance:
pedimented roof over
Doric style pillars

2005 photo

2005 photo

2005 photo

Owners
Built in 1888, for prominent real estate broker Patrick E. Stanton, his wife Catherine (nee Doran) and their large family. Source: "Our Police & Our City, "published 1893, pp. 787-788 and Buffalo Express Extra Sept., 1988.

In 1914, Dr. Thomas J. Walsh, his wife Olive (nee Argus) and their only child Marion became the second family to live in the home. Dr. Walsh, was a nationally known heart specialist who practiced medicine with his sister, Anna P. Walsh at offices in the home. He died in 1950 (Obituary in May 19, 1950 Buffalo Evening News), and his widow lived there until her death in 1971. During that time, the doctorís offices were converted to an 800 square-foot, 1-bedroom apartment. The following owner utilized the space the same way.

The current owner took stewardship in 1991.

Since 2003, a portion of the home has been operated as Porter Avenue Pied à Terre -- a furnished, private-entrance apartment for short-term rental -- somewhat like a B&B.

Style
Queen Anne

Architectural history
Originally built with a straight-front porch, the octagonal porch at the Cobb Alley side (right side of house) was added within a decade of the original.

In 1992, layers of roofing material covering the original cedar were torn off and replaced with architectural-grade shingle, having the appearance of weathered cedar.

The most significant exterior improvements have occurred since July of 1998, when disassembling and tearout of the porch began. Columns, newels, rails and balusters were saved for reference. Carved capitals were the only torn-out element set aside to be stripped, repaired and reused ñ all others were recreated to match the salvaged profiles. Every element of the porch, except the columns and salvaged capitals, were rebuilt.

In August 1999, as the porch neared completion, the restoration paint job began. The owner had settled on olive greens, with appropriate secondary and accent colors as offered in "Victorian Exterior Decoration," by Roger W. Moss and Gail Caskey Winkler. Indian Red was an important factor in her selection and placement, since there had been several indications that it was part of the original paint scheme.

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Before the restoration in July of 1998	Before the restoration in July of 1998	Before the restoration in July of 1998	Before the restoration in July of 1998

All remaining photos: the restored exterior as of the end of 1999.	Gable roof. Indian red trim is close to the original color		Note dormer

Note large wood bracket and dentils	East side of house. Clapboard on first floor. Shingles on second floor and attic. Gable roof.	Large projecting dormer, one on each side. Scalloped shingles on top.	Corbeled hexagonal turret with bell roof.

Corner turret with bell roof	Replicated columns	Original capitals	Foundation of Onondaga limestone

Battered pier	(East) side entrance: pedimented roof over Doric style pillars

2005 photo	2005 photo	2005 photo

Owners	Built in 1888, for prominent real estate broker Patrick E. Stanton, his wife Catherine (nee Doran) and their large family. Source: "Our Police & Our City, "published 1893, pp. 787-788 and Buffalo Express Extra Sept., 1988. In 1914, Dr. Thomas J. Walsh, his wife Olive (nee Argus) and their only child Marion became the second family to live in the home. Dr. Walsh, was a nationally known heart specialist who practiced medicine with his sister, Anna P. Walsh at offices in the home. He died in 1950 (Obituary in May 19, 1950 Buffalo Evening News), and his widow lived there until her death in 1971. During that time, the doctorís offices were converted to an 800 square-foot, 1-bedroom apartment. The following owner utilized the space the same way. The current owner took stewardship in 1991. Since 2003, a portion of the home has been operated as Porter Avenue Pied à Terre -- a furnished, private-entrance apartment for short-term rental -- somewhat like a B&B.
Style	Queen Anne
Architectural history	Originally built with a straight-front porch, the octagonal porch at the Cobb Alley side (right side of house) was added within a decade of the original. In 1992, layers of roofing material covering the original cedar were torn off and replaced with architectural-grade shingle, having the appearance of weathered cedar. The most significant exterior improvements have occurred since July of 1998, when disassembling and tearout of the porch began. Columns, newels, rails and balusters were saved for reference. Carved capitals were the only torn-out element set aside to be stripped, repaired and reused ñ all others were recreated to match the salvaged profiles. Every element of the porch, except the columns and salvaged capitals, were rebuilt. In August 1999, as the porch neared completion, the restoration paint job began. The owner had settled on olive greens, with appropriate secondary and accent colors as offered in "Victorian Exterior Decoration," by Roger W. Moss and Gail Caskey Winkler. Indian Red was an important factor in her selection and placement, since there had been several indications that it was part of the original paint scheme.