Beautiful Homes of Buffalo: It's Back!
WNY Heritage Press has reproduced an extremely rare 1915 book that featured the elegant homes of Buffalo's elite along with several prominent locales around the city and its environs. The limited edition book includes over 150 historic images, along with added notations on the current status of the homes shown.
This is such a great new piece of Buffalo documentation. This book is a wonderful view into the prosperous and confident city that Buffalo was. Sadly, many great treasures have been lost, but many examples shown are still a prominent part of the city's urban fabric.
All of the homes in the book are described with short statements and labeled with the names of the owners. One thing you quickly notice is that a large number of these houses were owned by widows. I have a copy of the original book along with an updated 1930's version. The originals of both these volumes are nearly impossible to find and will set you back by no less than $400 each. You can see an original copy at the Historical museum library (you may need to become a member to do this) or you can buy this new reproduction for $45, plus tax and shipping.
The book is offered exclusively through the WNY Heritage Press at 716.893.4011.
Email: WNYHeritage@Buffalo.com
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Sal
As a Florida resident I saved Sales tax: (8.750% in New York): $4.64 by ordering online. Even if I was charged my sales tax here in Broward County FL, I still would have saved another 2.75% as the sales tax is only 6% here.
What happens if everyone reading this sends their books to my address in Florida and I give them my copy as a gift when I visit Buffalo for the Holidays? Any IRS/accounting people out there?
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Buffalo21stcentury
I think this book is a wonderful promotion capability to preserve our existing housing structures...There are still many of Buffalos mansions in the Niagara/Porter area that are still endangered.
Its also promotes that people that have such homes to invest in a further restoration back to the original 1915 period.
As I have said before, NEW BUFFALO must grow south along the lake into the First Ward (Cobblestone District), inner harbor and outer harbor. NEW BUFFALO must also grow east along Seneca, Swan, Exchange, Division, Broadway and Genessee. These areas have been devastated by demolition and urban renewal.
Conversely, old Buffalo is between Niagara Street and Main Street (possibly Michigan) and this book reminds us just how small the footprint of our old historic city really is....and how precious it is to save and restore.
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Dave
Is that a picture of the Atwater house?
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jamesbflo
wow that house is stunning
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stephenjames716
awesome, thank you for the heads up on this!
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needles
just got a copy for myself for Christmas!
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NorPark
Holy Crap, i believe I have the 1931 version of this book. My great grandfather and his brothers home, on pages 48 and 171, are in this book. Steel, can you confirm this is the book. On the cover it reads 'Buffalo The City Beautiful Its homes gardens and environs'
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NorPark
On a side note, some more profile icons would be good, because so far a bunch of preppy white guys with dark hair and one with blond hair has commented on this story. Just kidding, i could honestly care less, thought it was amusing though.
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STEEL
NorPark
Yes, That is the one. The earlier version is only slightly different. The newer one shows more suburban estates.
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RaChaCha
Steel, thank you for passing along this great news. For those doing research, I've also seen the original versions of these at the UB architecture library and - I believe - at the Grosvenor Room at the public library downtown.
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