Louis Greenstein House

Louis Greenstein House - Table of Contents

First floor - Louis Greenstein House
64 Tudor Place, Buffalo, NY

Vestibule
2017 photos

Vestibule

Vestibule doorbell

Entry hall
2017 photos

Entry hall

Entry hall terra cotta panel with Classical figures

Entry hall ... Door detailed below:

Entry hall paneled door

Living room
2017 photos

Living room ... Note the two windows flanking the fireplace. They are detailed below the fireplace illustration:

Photo courtesy of Sherry Willoughby (2017 website).
Living room ... Indiana(?) limestone fireplace features a slightly pointed Tudor Revival arch ... Brick hearth ... Two fireplace details below:

Photo courtesy of Sherry Willoughby (2017 website).
Fireplace detail #1 - Tudor rose - recurring throughout the house on limestone fireplace, stained glass, plaster relief, and carved woodwork in living room.

Photo courtesy of Sherry Willoughby (2017 website).
Fireplace detail #2 - Egg-and-dart molding

Living room ... Stained glass detail below:

One example of a nautical motif throughout the house ...

"The windows could be a study in themselves. The first floor has custom-made leaded glass casements. Each is made with wide lead cames, divided into clear glass panes with occasional splashes of amber panes. They allow light to flow and patterns to glow. Though consistent in patterning and rhythm, each window has its own custom design, all asymmetrical, with designs carefully punctuated. To make them appear more rustic, some have extra angular pieces of lead to simulate an occasional crack in the glass. These windows definitely tell stories about the original owners,their hobbies, and personalities." - Barry A. Muskat, "One Sweet Tudor on Tudor." Buffalo Spree, December 2007 (online July 2017)

Living room ... Detail below:

Stained glass Tudor rose - recurring throughout the house on limestone fireplace, stained glass, plaster relief, and carved woodwork in living room.

Living room

Living room ... Original oak floor with nails

Living room

Living room ... Ceiling plaster modillion

Living room ... Note handrails

Living room ... Original bookcase detail below:

Rope molding

Photo courtesy of Sherry Willoughby (2017 website).
Grapes and grape leaves flanking center Tudor rose ... Tudor rose motif recurs throughout the house on limestone fireplace, stained glass, plaster relief, and carved woodwork in living room.

Living room ... Original sconce ...

"One of the original owners must have collected antique lighting fixtures, for he built many of them into the rooms as sconces and overhead lighting. Some appear to have been antiques at the time of the home’s construction. Many are rustic, each a different design and type (including an original candle-mold lantern). An assortment of extra fixtures and parts was left with the house. There is probably a wealth of untold stories surrounding the unusual collection."- Barry A. Muskat, "One Sweet Tudor on Tudor." Buffalo Spree, December 2007 (online July 2017)

Living room ... Original sconce

Dining room
2017 photos

"The dining room is a gem, feeling perhaps like a small English pub as opposed to a formal space. Knotty pine trim, floors, and wooden-beamed ceiling form a cozy envelope. A door to the patio has matching leaded glass windows, a design that is carried through on the storm/screen door. Attention to detail never ceases: the French doors that open to this room from the main hall are custom-glazed and faced in different woods showing oak to the lobby and pine to the dining room.

"In fact, every door in the house is custom-crafted, from the elaborate entry door with its recessed panels and carved center panel with linenfold design to all the doors within. Some bedroom doors have mitered corners to accommodate dormer-shaped rooflines. Each is unique and suited to its place."