George F. Rand Sr. & Jr. - Table of Contents

George F. Rand Sr. & Jr. House / Canisius High School - 2003 Photos
1180 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY
Canisius High School since 1944

George F. Rand was president and chairman of the board of directors of Marine Midland. Rand was killed in a plane crash near Caterham in Surrey, England, before the house was completed. His wife died shortly after construction started in 1918. George F. Rand, Jr, completed the home and in 1921 moved in with his brother, Calvin, and two sisters, Gretchen and Evelyn. They lived in the house for three years, and in 1925 it was sold to the Masons, who converted it into the Buffalo Consistory. The Masons expanded the dining room and added a swimming pool and auditorium, still used by students The Masons sold the building to Canisius High School in 1944. Canisius, an independent college preparatory school established in 1870 by the Jesuit order, moved from Ellicott Street in downtown Buffalo to the Rand House. Rand Building: The Rand Building on Lafayette Square was Buffalo's tallest building (29 floors) when it was opened in 1929. It was named in honor of George F. Rand, Sr., longtime president and chairman of the board of Marine Bank. It was largely his vision and efforts which led to New York State's first consolidated banking system called Marine Midland Corporation. (Marine takes its name from the fact that originally its main customers were largely from the grain and marine trade on the lakes and along the Buffalo River.) Sources: David M. Rote, Rand Building (online 2003) Richard O. Reisem and Andy Olenick, Classic Buffalo: A Heritage of Distinguished Architecture "Canisius High School," in The Buffalo News, January 30, 1994

Tudor Revival Façade Chimney pots in groups of three Finial on gable roof Twin bays Georgian Revival entrance Georgian Revival entrance: Broken pediment with urn and scrolls Dentils Guttae Tuscan columns Keystone in rounded arch Parapet atop bay 0......Stone mullions separating windows Lead muntins separating panes of glass Chimney pots in groups of three  Finial on gable roof Parapet with trefoil arches atop bay Chimney pots in groups of three  Finial on gable roof Parapet with trefoil arches atop bay Finials Chimney pots in groups of three Vergeboard on gabled dormer Pendant at top of vergeboard on gabled dormer Rounded pavilion on north elevation Buttress .

Rand Building on Lafayette Square in Buffalo. Architects: Franklyn and William Kidd; James W. Kideney & Associates .

---

Photos and their arrangement © 2003 Chuck LaChiusa
| ...Home Page ...| ..Buffalo Architecture Index...| ..Buffalo History Index... .|....E-Mail ...| ..

web site consulting by ingenious, inc.