Tudor Place
This one block long Street running from Cleveland to Ferry is another of those Buffalo places that exudes serenity and isolation while maintaining a delightful urban character. Just a short walk from Elmwood Avenue, Tudor is not the typical Elmwood Village street lined with tall narrow wooden Victorians. It is more like a mini Delaware Avenue with miniature mansions. The architectural styles on this street are a mixture of English Tudor ( a reflection of the street name no doubt) Colonial, and French Renaisance. You will find none of the experimental "modern" styles found in the Queen Anne houses of the surrounding neighborhoods. This was a street designed to display refined sensibilities, stability, and old wealth.
Interestingly, the initial design of one of its grand houses, 17 Tudor, was in a more experimental shingle style architecture. Originally designed by Green and Wicks this house exhibited a much more playful use of form and material. At some time its exterior was renovated to a more conservative (though still very attractive) half timber theme. The slide show includes a comparison of the current house with its original appearance. The vintage image in the slide show is from an 1886 publication called " Artistic Country Seats" By William Sheldon. It was a collection of 97 "country" buildings. It is quite possible that 17 Tudor is the oldest house on the street and may have been "modernized" to suite the tastes of later residents as the street developed. Another house on the street has also been published. The recent coffee table book " Classic Buffalo " featured 33 Tudor (the red brick house in the slide show). The book shows the front and also its exquisite and surprising backyard garden.
The images I show here really don't capture the beauty of this street. I feel like I use this excuse too much but, places like this need to be experienced to understand their true richness. Architecturally rich, leafy, and upper crusty. This is one of Buffalo's best streets.'
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drl
I grew up in the city never knowing about this street. It is the perfect block to cruise with out-of-towners. It is fun to see their reaction when they learn that we have sophisticated living that blends in with our working-class heritage.
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Eric
So enjoyable, and beautifully done--the music, the angles, all capture the elegance of Tudor Place. I believe # 17 was originally built on West Ferry and then moved to Tudor when it was cut through. Slide 18 is perfect--the stately clapboard house with the distant view of 800 West Ferry is magically Buffalo--one of my favorite vistas in the city.
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STEEL
I do think that 17 Tudor faced Ferry but it was not moved. I think its property was subdivided. There is a newer house built between 17 and Ferry now. The Ferry side was definately intended as the front of the house at one time
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Marcia
HANDS DOWN ..THE MOST ELEGANT STREET IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO ....
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Eric
Well, it certainly vies for that title, though it has some formidable competition: Lincoln Parkway, Oakland Place, Chapin Parkway, Meadow Road, Soldiers Place, Penhurst Pakway, Rumsey Road, Middlesex, certain stretches of Nottingham, and of course Linwood Ave, which is the best preserved 19th century avenue we have left. Summer Street has been mongrelized, but architecturally, it doesn't get much better than Summer. West Ferry in its day was jaw dropping. Not to mention the cul-de-sacs like St Catherine's Court or one block miracles like Irving Place. And to think that all of these streets paled before the grandeur of Delaware Ave in its prime. We're blessed.
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JohnINBROOKLINE
Tudor Place is also home to Victor Rice. It's too bad that a man of his skills, background and contacts isn't utilized more in Buffalo. It's a true testament to Buffalo's ability to charm and capture newcomers that this Business Executive and former Chariman of Massey-Ferguson chooses to live in Buffalo because he wants to.
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BCB
ABSOULTELY....this is one of Buffalo's most impressive streets although impressive streets in Buffalo are not rare. So many people in Western New York are not even aware of unique and impressive places that abound in Buffalo. Whenever I tour someone around Buffalo from out of town it's SO EASY to impress them because we have so many great treasures like the homes found on this street.
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