Clement House/Red Cross - Table of Contents
Facade - Clement House/Red Cross
Building
786 Delaware Avenue,
Buffalo, N.Y.
Completed: |
1914. Erected at a cost of $300,000, the home was the scene of many important social functions and the gathering place of leaders in the city's life for 30 years. |
Architects: |
Green & Wicks |
Owners: |
Carolyn Jewett Tripp Her most notable contribution to the community was the gift of her palatial home at at 786 Delaware Avenue to the American Red Cross in June 1941. She died in 1943. |
Style: |
English Tudor Revival (English medieval manor). |
Location: |
Delaware Preservation District Tour of Millionaires' Row |
2 1/2 story Tudor Revival house |
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Parapet ... Leaded glass |
Carved rosettes in the middle of quatrefoils in the parapet. |
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Cinquefoil arches in parapet panels |
Two pairs of chimneys with caps |
Tudor Revival arches in balustrade |
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Original working drawing from E.B. Green's office |
Stereoptican slide showing the construction of 786 |
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