Buffalo Seminary - Table of Contents
Exterior - Buffalo Seminary
205 Bidwell Parkway, Buffalo, NY
Completed: |
1909 |
Architect: |
George F. Newton |
Style: |
Jacobean Revival / Tudor
Revival / Collegiate Gothic |
Buffalo Female Academy founded 1851 ... Renamed Buffalo Seminary in 1889 Drawing by architect George E. Newton ... School opened in 1909 |
Facade - North Elevation - Bidwell Parkway Photos taken between 2004-2017 Terra cotta ornamentation, including C scroll buttresses Terra cotta finial Terra cotta trefoil motif Terra cotta compound arch and stylized faces Bas-relief faces Terra cotta Capital detail below: Cast iron Ionic capital Pier buttresses - a typical Gothic style feature Window tracery Crenelated 1-story wing Detail below: Terra cotta trefoil motif |
South elevation - Potomac Avenue Six bays Finial on dome ... Terra cotta blind battlement Terra cotta compound arch with label stops ... Five trefoils ... Indiana(?) limestone Terra cotta compound arch with foliate ornaments Terra cotta: Hoodmold with label stops ... Gibbs surround Note diamond pattern brick work (detailed below:) |