File:Benson-Bradney House, Buffalo, New York - 20200616.jpg
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English: The Benson-Bradney House, 547 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York, June 2020. An odd Frankenstein's Monster of a house whose two halves make little or no effort to harmonize with each other architecturally, the original portion of the building (seen at right) dates to 1867 and is a textbook example of the Italianate style popular at the time, with segmental arches topping the windows, a shallow-pitched hip roof, and - the hallmark of the style - a belvedere cupola at the top. The wood-framed Gothic Revival wing at the north end of the house, seen at left in the shadows, is a later addition. John Benson (1819-1870) was founder and owner of the eponymous firm of John Benson & Son, a confectionery business that advertised its candy as being manufactured by steam power, innovative at the time; John's son Henry (1845-1910) continued to live in the house for a time with his wife and widowed mother, but by 1873 he had moved to North Pearl Street. The candy company would go out of business soon after, and on his 1910 census form, his occupation was listed as retired railroad clerk. Later owners included Joseph J. W. Bradney (1870-1955), architect with the firm of McCreary, Wood & Bradney who lived there from 1924 until shortly before his death. |
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