Cary

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Dr. Walter Cary House
184 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo NY
Northwest corner of Delaware Avenue and West Huron Street
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		Dr. Walter Cary, Mrs. Julia Love Cary	Dr. Walter Cary, by Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Dr. Walter Cary, by Augustus Saint-Gaudens	Maria Love 1840-1931	Maria Love 1840-1931	George Cary 1859-1945

Dr. Charles Cary 1852-1931	"The Spirit of Niagara" by Evelyn Rumsey Cary 1855-1924 (wife of Dr. Charles Cary)

Erected	1851
Architect	Unknown
Owners/History	1851 - Built by Dr. Walter Cary and his wife, Julia Love Cary 1851-1964 - House owned by Cary family ? - Rooming house ? -May 1965 - Occupied by Normandy Restaurant (See photos above) 1964 - House sold to US Government by the Carys. July 10, 1965 - Structure burned 1966 - Demolished A General Services Administration Building has been erected on the site on Delaware between Huron and Cary Streets.
Architectural Features:	2 1/2 story French Second Empire style with Gothic Revival details Brick Projecting bays with wooden detailing Mansard roof Pointed-arch dormer windows Exterior window Label moldings Three-story octagonal entrance tower topped by an octagonal cupola with crenelated wooden parapet

Dr. Walter Cary

Dr. Walter Cary (1818-1881), born in Batavia, New York, was the only child of Trumbull Cary, an agent of the Holland Land Company, and Margaret Eleanor Brisbane.

Dr. Cary attended Union College and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School.

In 1848 Cary married Julia Love, the daughter of Judge Thomas Cutting Love. Cary was a man of culture and refinement, and for many decades his house was one of the brightest spots in the social and cultural life of the city. It was also the home of Cary's vibrant sister-in-law, Maria Love.

Children of Julia Love and Dr. Walter Cary:

Trumbull - b. Aug. 1, 1849.
Thomas - b. Apr. 27, 1851; d. 1909, unmarried.
Charles - b. Oct. 20, 1852, m. June 25, 1879, Evelyn Rumsey, Buffalo, N.Y. No children.
Jennie - b. Dec. 23, 1854.
Walter - b. Feb. 26, 1857,
George - b. Mar. 25, 1859.
Seward - b. Jan. 1, 1862.

Sources:

Saint-Gaudens National Historical Site

Saint-Gaudens and Buffalo, by Austin M. Fox Information about Dr. Walter Cary

Maltby Genealogy

Buffalo's Delaware Avenue: Mansions and Families, by Edward T. Dunn. Pub. by Canisius College Press, 2003