George L. Lewis House / Hope Lodge of the American
Cancer Society
197 Summer Street, Buffalo, NY
Visitor Information: (716) 882-9244 |
Built: |
1890-91 Highlights of Buffalo History, 1891 |
Architect: |
C. D. Swan |
Style: |
Queen Anne |
Cost: |
$35,000 ($690,882 in 2002 dollars) |
Companion Page - Interior Photos |
Brief history of the house - Beneath Illustrations
Asymmetrical facade typical of Queen Anne style |
Potsdam sandstone chimney ... hexagonal roof on tower |
Engaged tower typical of Queen Anne style |
Dominant front-facing gable typical of Queen Anne style. Gable is cantilevered out beyond the plane of the wall below |
Shingles cover the gable |
Dentils and foliated plaster ornamentaion on the vergeboard |
A porch always covers part or all of the front facade in Queen Anne houses |
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Differing wall textures: shingles (above), plaster, Potsdam sandstone |
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Detail -acanthus leaf ornamentation on corbel support of the turret |
Potsdam sandstone - a favorite building material of C. D. Swan |
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Companion Page - Interior Photos |
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Potsdam sandstone - a favorite building material of C. D. Swan |
1920s - Occupied by Dr. High Kennedy
1929 - Rooming house, run by Sally Stark1940s - Purchased by Forrest Read of Orchard Park
1949 - Apartment building
1980s - Purchased by Joan Hilliers
1983 - Purchased by American Cancer Society and renovated for the Buffalo Hope Lodge
1984 - Apartment partitions torn down