File:George B. Mathews House, Buffalo, New York - 20200721.jpg
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English: The George B. Mathews House, 830 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, New York, July 2020. A fine representation of the Jacobethan substyle of the Tudor Revival - and a contributing property to the Delaware Avenue Historic District - the Mathews House is a two-and-a-half-story red-brick mansion with a cross-gabled plan whose façade is characterized most dominantly by its portico, featuring paired columns of Indiana limestone with an unusual nail-head motif that manifests itself on both the capitals and toward the base of the shaft. The front gable, rising above the roofline in the form of a parapet like the others, features stone-trimmed double windows, while the side gables accommodate corbeled chimney stacks. The entrance, not seen in this photo, is embedded in the northeast corner of the building. George Brewster Mathews (1847-1942) originally made his fortune as the partner of future hydroelectric power magnate Jacob F. Schoellkopf in the milling business, but is perhaps best known today as a patron of the arts - no doubt influenced by the artistic inclinations of his wife Jennie (1856-1951), an accomplished pianist - as well as an early advocate for the well-being of Buffalo's African-American community thanks to his largesse to the Michigan Avenue YMCA and the Booker T. Washington Foundation. The house was sold to the Children's Aid Society after Jenny's death in 1951, at which time it was reportedly one of the last of the grand Delaware Avenue mansions to remain a private residence; successor organization Child & Family Services of Erie County still owns the building, which houses the administrative offices of the Stanley G. Falk School for children with special needs. |
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