Boies-Lord House - Table of Contents

Dining room
Boies-Lord House

(Boies pronounced BOYS)
5853 South Park Avenue, Hamburg, NY

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Mid-19th century door is not original to the house. It opens to the recessed porch in front of the house.

Empire style dining room

Mantel is not original. There is clear evidence that there was a mantel in an earlier time in this location. The Greek fret design relates to evidence in this room of an early wallpaper with Greek fretwork design.

Three piece brass girandole set

  • Scene: mother and child under grape arbor
  • Crystals function to reflect light

Three piece brass girandole set - center piece

One of three piece brass girandole set

Detail from hree piece brass girandole set - mother and child under grape arbor

Late Classic (pillar and scroll) drop leaf table

Late Classic (pillar and scroll) drop leaf table

  • Note supports of the raised leaf. Supports fold in toward each other.
  • Drop finials

1 of 4 matching dining room chairs with recently upholstered black wool seats

 

 

 

 

Late Classic (pillar and scroll) server

Late Classic (pillar and scroll) server

Late Classic (pillar and scroll) server

  • S scrolled legs
  • Scrolled feet
  • Reproduction carpet woven in strips that are seamed together
       

Country Sheraton cane chair

Country Sheraton cane chair - tiger maple slats

Country Sheraton cane chair

  • Turned front legs and stretcheOriginal wide-board flooring ith paint margins around what was once a carpeted area
  • Reproduction carpet woven in strips that are seamed together

 

 

 

 

  • Circa 1860 picture frame
  • Circa 1860 sideboard

Circa 1860 sideboard

Circa 1860 sideboard

Circa 1860 sideboard

 

 

 

Reproduction wallpaper

 

 

 



Special thanks to Boies-Lord House Director Marcia VanBrocklin for her assistance

Photos and their arrangement © 2006 Chuck LaChiusa
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