Buffalo Catholic Institute Public Library / Church of Scientology Buffalo - Table of Contents

Exterior - Buffalo Catholic Institute Public Library / Church of Scientology Buffalo
836 Main Street, SW Virginia, Buffalo, NY

Erected:

1872

Style:

Beaux Arts Classicism

2003 Restoration Architects:

Foit-Albert and Associates

Restoration Awards:


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Banded , fluted pilaster

Engaged, banded terra cotta columns

Engaged, banded terra cotta column

Terra cotta quoins

Swan's neck pediment with urn

Terra cotta quoins with Vitruvian wave

Triple rounded traceried windows

Roman bricks

Entablature with dentil molding

Terra cotta fluted columns with garlands

Blind arcade

Balustraded parapet

Cornice supported by modillions

Virginia Street entrance

. . .

Main portal on Virginia Street

Entablature (over doors)

Leaf-and-dart molding

Terra cotta eared architrave on windows

Cornice supported by modillions with decorative rosettes in between


Special thanks to Rev. Mary Reile for her cooperation and assistance in 2005

Photos and their arrangement © 2005 Chuck LaChiusa
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