E. F. Hall Office and Residence - Table of Contents
2013 photos
Office - E. F. Hall Office and Residence
467 Virginia Street, Buffalo, NY
Right side of the front office
Historic photo. Note desk at left (desk photos under Right side of the front office).
Leaded glass windows ... Roman Ionic column ... Moorish ornamentation on staircase panel.
Dentil molding ... Stained glass features ribbon and shield pattern ... Roman Ionic column
Stained glass features ribbon and shield pattern
Moorish ornamentation on wooden staircase panel ... Multifoil in center ... Newel post at right
Moorish ornamentation on wooden staircase panel ... Newel post at right with applied carving
The electric line at the top of the newel post indicates a previous newel post light. The original 1894 light would have been gas operated.
Turned balusters
Center of front office features Moorish design: Horseshoe arch ,,, Brightly painted columns ... Geometric panel separating the front from the back office
Scrolling branches painted on wall ... Scalloped edges on arch ... Painted spandtrels
Scrolling branches and shield painted on wall
Scalloped edges on arch
Starred cutouts in wooden geometric panel separating the front from the back office
Right side of the front office
Desk at some point (when telephone was installed?) was moved to the right side of the room.
Sconce features foliate design ... Wall is faux painted.
Back office
Note lower hanging light fixture (detail in the next photo below)
Lead came used as design element
Moorish design in parquet floor
Fireplace at right in the back office
Metal wall sconce.
Paintings feature geometric design, a mainstay in Moorish Revival (Islam forbids depiction of people or animals).
Fireplace.
Bottom of mantel at top of photo ... Stylized flowers in frieze ... Geometric tile design
Horseshoe arches in balustrade
Looking into the front office through geometric panel
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