The Buffalo Architectural Legacy of J.L. Silsbee

By Christopher Payne - January 15, 2002

The Silsbee homes that survive in Buffalo are a distinguished group of Queen Anne and Shingle Style buildings that continue to be enjoyed by both inhabitants and passers-by; they are the largest known concentration of his domestic work.

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