Bush /Depew House - Table of Contents
165 Summer Street History
Research by Barbara Townsend
Owners of 165 Summer Street:
- 1855 - Noyes Darrow, probably just the property with no
house. (City Directory: Darrow owns property at
Delaware & Summer
in 1855. In 1858 his home is listed at corner of Delaware & Summer.)
- 1860 - Myron P. and Margaret Bush. Bush builds a house in 1860 at 762
Delaware
on NW corner Delaware/Summer which is Perhaps he split off some
of the back of his property, 165 Summer, for his son to build a
house on.
- 1873-1896 - John W. and Kate Corley Treman Bush.
Bush was married in 1869 to Kate Corley Treman. In the 1870 City Directory John W. Bush is living with his family at 762 Delaware.
Buffalo Courier July 10, 1872
He is listed at 165 Summer in the Buffalo City Directoriess for the years 1873, 1875, 1880, 1884, 1893. It seems as though Bush built the house at 165 Summer, perhaps in 1873.
According to the Buffalo Address Book and Family Directory, Bush moved back to the family home at 762 Delaware where he he is listed as living in 1894-96 and in 1898-99
- 1896 - Amanda S. Hawks
Did Amanda Hawks build the current structure?
The title reads as follows:
1874 Myron Bush to John W. Bush,
then
April 25th, 1896 John W. Bush/wife, Kate to Wm Hotchkiss conveys 100 ' x 200' Summer St.
then
within 2 days on April 27, 1896 Wm Hotchkiss 85' X 150' to Amanda S. Hawks and this is when a purchase of money mortgage (of $15,000) is first shown.
Then
same year 1896 Hotchkiss assigns mortgage to Alice/Jessie Kneeland
Then
in July 1898 Amanda S. Hawks has another mortgage (with her husband listed now) in July 1898 for $18,000 to Bflo Savings Bank
then
Bflo Savings vs. M/M Hawks for foreclosure. directing the sale of house.
Then
in 1910 deeded to Ganson Depew.
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When Ganson Depew moved in 1910, he altered 165 Summer more and added garage.
- 1910 - Ganson Depew
The city permit office has on record a permit given on 6/4/1912 to Ganson Depew to alter and add
to the frame frame dwelling.
It appears that Ganson Depew was married twice, first to Grace Goodyear, which ended in divorce in 1909 (in a news article from NY Times). He then married Carrie Gorton Depew, former wife of of Charles M. Ransom (married in 1892).
In the 165 Summer Street property abstract Ganson is listed as having possession in 10/15/1910, - this would be after the divorce of first wife, so perhaps he moved in when remarried to Carrie.
According to the Buffalo City Directories and the Social Registers, Carrie Depew and daughter are in 165 Summer until 1957-58, when Carrie Depew died. In 1958, Carrie and Ganson's daughter Lucia Depew Hurd sells to Edward Landt etc.
- c. 1949-1958 - Carrie Gorton Ransom Depew (Ganson's 2nd wife) lived in house till her death in 1958. She divided the mansion about 1949 into apartments, taking the first floor for herself, as she could no longer navigate stairs.
- 1917 city permit to build a garage. In the May 5, 1917 edition of the American Contractor (vol. 38 p. 62) an entry reads under Contracts Awarded: "Private Garage. $6500. 1 sty. 45 x 48. 165 Summer St. Arch. Lansing Bley & Lyman, Prudential Bldg. Owner Ganson Depew 165 Summer St. Gen. contr. let to F.C. Kempf Sons 821 Virginia st."
- 1917 a swingle turnstile is added (American
Contractor Book vol 35, 1917)
- 2 bay with a partial basement with a boiler for heat
