Park Structures by Calvert Vaux



The Refectory, the Parade, 1875:

Sketch for the Refectory, The Parade, Buffalo, NY, 1875.
Vaux' Preliminary Plan for the Refectory at the Parade, 1875.
(The rear galleries and tower were omitted from the structure when constructed.)


Refectory (or, The Parade House), The Parade, 1875 (destroyed by fire, 1876.):

The Parade House, The Parade, Buffalo, NY, 1875.


Refectory, Rear View, The Parade, 1875 (destroyed by fire, 1876.):

The Parade House Rear View, The Parade, Buffalo, NY, 1875.


Refectory, Gallery Detail, The Parade, 1875 (destroyed by fire, 1876.):

The Parade House Detail, The Parade, Buffalo, NY, 1875.


Boat House, The Park, 1875 (subsequently enlarged; demolished in 1899.):

Boat House, The Park, Buffalo, NY, 1875.


Park Superintendent's House (The Farmstead), The Park, 1875 (demolished, 1950.):

The Farmstead


Boat Landing Seating, The Park, 1875 (re-sited in 1899; lost between 1917 and 1951):

Boat Landing Seat, The Park, Buffalo, NY, 1875.


Summer House (or, Spire House), The Park, 1875 (demolished sometime between 1901 and 1917):

Summer House



Rustic Bridge, The Park, 1875 (demolished):

Vaux Bridge, 1875.


Viaduct (over Delaware Street), The Park, 1875 (Demolished and replaced by the Works Progess Administration.):

Bridge over Delaware Street, The Park

Music Stand, The Front, 1875:

The "elaborate" Music Stand Vaux proposed for the Front was not constructed.
No preliminary sketch nor copy of plans is known to have survived.

 

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