John W. Bush/ Ganson Depew House - Table of Contents
2013 photos
Parlor, Dining room, Solarium - John W. Bush House
AKA Ganson Depew House
165 Summer St., Buffalo, NY
Front parlor, originally - for guests Front parlor Front parlor Hexagonal tiles originally would been the practical flooring for plants in the front bay window Front parlor Lighting conditions make the paint color seem off white Front parlor Note pediment and shoulders in window surround Front parlor Front parlor Colonial Revival style fireplace Front parlor Mantle, frieze, and column, and fireplace surround Front parlor Frieze: Urn between the dentil molding above and the fluted molding below Front parlor Urn with bellflowers decorates the end of the frieze between the dentil molding above and the fluted frieze below ... Column capital is Tuscan with decorative paterae ... Fluted Greek style shaft ... Corner block with rosette in fireplace surround |
Dining room details Dining room, originally - for guests and special family dinners Dining room Rococo Revival marble fireplace Dining room Rococo Revival marble fireplace: shell Dining room Rococo Revival marble fireplace Dining room Rococo Revival marble fireplace: shell and acanthus leaves in spandrel Dining room Top of mirror above the fireplace Dining room Rococo Revival mirror detail: ribbons around torches Dining room Bay window Dining room Note shoulders in surround |
Back solarium Solarium Note identical floor tiles to the front solarium Solarium Reinforced plaster Renaissance Revival fireplace Solarium Egg-and-dart molding ... Scrolling acanthus plants and birds in frieze ... Bead-and-reel molding below frieze ... Acanthus leaf decorates top of supporting column ... Column foliated panel Solarium Egg-and-dart molding ... Scrolling acanthus plants and birds in frieze Solarium Acanthus leaf decorates top of supporting column ... Column panel decorated by urn with plant Solarium Acanthus leaf decorates top of supporting column Solarium Marble fountain ... Note sconce (detail below) Solarium Rococo Revival marble fountain Solarium Rococo Revival marble fountain: Facing C scrolls ... Neptune(?) Solarium Rococo Revival marble fountain: C scrolls ... Neptune ... Banner: "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" - Glory to God in the Highest Solarium Sconce |