Hoover House - Furniture at the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village
3755 Tonawanda Creek Rd, Amherst, NY
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village- Official Home Page

Colonial Revival press-back side chair	Colonial Revival press-back side chair Wide, elaborately curved, symmetrical top rail and lower rail with press-back ornamentation Between top rail and curved lower back rail are seven turned spindles Spindle style stiles	Colonial Revival press-back side chair Wood with press-back ornamentation nailed onto seat Straight front legs turned, tapered Three turned stretchers in front
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Colonial Revival platform rocking chair	Colonial Revival platform rocking chair Modern upholstery Stiles turned with crowned with finials which are connected with a turned rail	Colonial Revival platform rocking chair Rectangular seat set on u-shaped, reeded curved rockers, in turn set on platform cut from flat planks which curve down as feet
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Eastlake chest of drawers Splashboard Carcase contains three full-length drawers with brass ring handles Sides have large, slightly sunk rectangular panel Casters	Eastlake chest of drawers Drawer fronts have small rectangular panels of burl veneer framed by incised stringing / reeding Eastlake brass stamped mount and pendent ring handle	Eastlake Stile above: applied pilaster block ornamented with incised lines Stile below: applied pilaster block ornamented with incise stringing/reeding
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Hall rack	Hall rack: Top, carved. applied S scroll ornamentation: oak acanthus leaves ending in volute Stile: three applied bosses; metal clothes hook; oak S scroll applied on side Row of turned spindles	Hall rack: Rectangular mounts with bail handles Incised geometric ornamentation on drawer below center shelf Curved support below drawer
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Late Classical style (Empire) pier table Serpentine top and skirt Molded skirt Sides of the top are concave shape Double-scrolled pedestal-base Scrolled base attached to scrolled feet	Late Classical style (Empire) pier table Veneer Front molded serpentine top and skirt Applied, carved floral ornamentation on skirt	Late Classical style (Empire) pier table Veneered Scroll pedestal	Late Classical style (Empire) pier table- stretcher
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Late Classical (Empire) sideboard	Late Classical (Empire) sideboard Veneer Scroll support flanks lower section drawer/cupboards Mushroom-turned wooden knobs Scroll feet	Late Classical (Empire) sideboard- mushroom-turned wooden knobs
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Rolltop desk: Narrow top molded and slightly overhanging, parallels writing surface that divides well from lower pedestals. Each pedestal has four drawers of equal size topped by narrow pull-out writing slide.	Rolltop desk: Massive quarter-round cover of turned louvers on canvas backing that rolls up and back to reveal well with about 20 pigeonholes and ten drawers	Rolltop desk: Pulls are leaf-carved wooden grips
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Victorian commode Flat, overhanging molded top Splashboard with candle brackets Full-length drawer with 2-door cupboard below Decorative, applied paneling on drawer and cupboard doors	Victorian commode - carved, wooden handle	Victorian commode - candle shelf
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Marble top Victorian commode	Marble top Victorian commode Applied panel and carving Tear drop pull	Marble top Victorian commode Applied panels Incised geometric ornamentation on stile

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