1035 Delaware Avenue, the house that Seymour H. Knox built

Left: Cathedral School, received students in 1955 (2005 photo)

Right: Blessed Sacrament Church (2005 photo)

When Bishop Joseph Burke was installed in 1952, he moved the Bishop's residence in this house to the palatial 77 Oakland Place.

Marble portico

Marble portico

Marble:

• Classical balustrade
• Ancone decorated with acanthus leaf

Marble portico

Marble:

• Paterae in frieze
• Tuscan columns and pilaster

Detail

Marble:

• Paterae in frieze
• Tuscan columns and pilaster

• Lion heads (used in Classical Greece as water spouts) on cornice
• Modillions (with carved acanthus leaves) alternate with rosettes under the cornice

Symbol of Buffalo Roman Catholic Diocese

Papal Coat of Arms (two crossed keys below the Papal tiara)

• Modillions (with carved acanthus leaves) alternate with rosettes under the cornice

• Marble quoins
• Marble window surround (entablature above)