George and Dollie Thorne House
16 Tillinghast Place, Buffalo, NY
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1911(?) See also: Highlights of Buffalo History, 1911 |
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Sears catalog house (along with identical 39 Tillinghast Pl.) |
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Bungalow |
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PHOTOS - INTERIOR |
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1 1/2 story Bungalow |
Widely overhanging eaves |
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Grouped (banded)windows |
Enclosed partial-width front porch |
Enclosed partial-width front porch |
East elevation |
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Onondaga limestone exterior chimney |
Rectangular bay with gable roof |
1911 newspaper found in a built-in dining room cabinet in the house is evidence that the house was built in 1911 |
39 Tillinghast, also a Sears catalog house. So, too, are ##42 and 46 Tillinghast |
The first transaction listed on the house's Search occurred in 1814 when Wilhelm Willink and others sold property to Elijah Holt. Willink was a member of the Holland Land Co. Main Street was first named Willink Street in the original 1804 village layout by Joseph Ellicott.Other notables that owned the property include the following:
16 Tillinghast
There is convincing evidence that this was a Sears catalog house that was shipped by train to buffalo.. #39 Tillinghast is a duplicate. See also: Susan M. Pollack, Sears, Roebuck & Company Catalogs
It seems from the Search that the first owners of the house were George and Dollie Thorne. The current owners found a 1911 newspaper in a built-in dining room cabinet and are convinced that the house was built in 1911 or 1912. The Thornes lived in the house from 1912-1925.
