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Dr. E. J. Meyer Building
135 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York

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Built
1911

See also: Highlights of Buffalo's History, 1911

Architect
Duane Lyman ? (or 1919 additions)

The house was built by contractor John Berrick, the brother of Meyer's wife.

Style
Greek Revival

The first nonresidential building constructed in what is now the Linwood Historical District.

Original Owner
Dr. E.J. Meyer, the Buffalo doctor after whom Meyer Memorial Hospital, now the Erie County Medical Center, was named.

History of the Building

Used for its seven years as a Christian Science reading room and music studio, the house has housed the practices of well -known Buffalo physicians ever since Dr. Nelson Russell and Dr. Clayton Greene bought the building from Meyer in 1919.

Because of the prominence of those first three owners (all professors at UB medical school), the building was known, for a number of years, as the "House of Lords."

Dr. Russell had the building enlarged to include more offices, and more space, in 1927.

Dr. James J. White Jr., an orthopedist who specializes in spinal surgery, had the pillared, blond brick building renovated in 1990.

The interior includes numerous oak wood features, and many of the furnishings have been in the building for decades.

Sources:

"Area Landmark: 135 Linwood Avenue," in The Buffalo News, August 23, 1992.
"A New Look at an Old Neighborhood." Susan M. Pollack, ed. Pub. by Linwood-Oxford Asociation, 1982.

Photos and their arrangement © 2004 Chuck LaChiusa
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Built	1911 See also: Highlights of Buffalo's History, 1911
Architect	Duane Lyman ? (or 1919 additions) The house was built by contractor John Berrick, the brother of Meyer's wife.
Style	Greek Revival The first nonresidential building constructed in what is now the Linwood Historical District.
Original Owner	Dr. E.J. Meyer, the Buffalo doctor after whom Meyer Memorial Hospital, now the Erie County Medical Center, was named.
History of the Building	Used for its seven years as a Christian Science reading room and music studio, the house has housed the practices of well -known Buffalo physicians ever since Dr. Nelson Russell and Dr. Clayton Greene bought the building from Meyer in 1919. Because of the prominence of those first three owners (all professors at UB medical school), the building was known, for a number of years, as the "House of Lords." Dr. Russell had the building enlarged to include more offices, and more space, in 1927. Dr. James J. White Jr., an orthopedist who specializes in spinal surgery, had the pillared, blond brick building renovated in 1990. The interior includes numerous oak wood features, and many of the furnishings have been in the building for decades. Sources: "Area Landmark: 135 Linwood Avenue," in The Buffalo News, August 23, 1992. "A New Look at an Old Neighborhood." Susan M. Pollack, ed. Pub. by Linwood-Oxford Asociation, 1982. Photos and their arrangement © 2004 Chuck LaChiusa \| ...Home Page ...\| ..Buffalo Architecture Index...\| ..Buffalo History Index... .\|....E-Mail ...\| ..