Skip to Main Content
Help A-Z My Account

Louise Blanchard Bethune: Every Woman Her Own Architect: Delaware District

Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913) the first woman to practice as a professional architect in the United States
Last Updated: Feb 19, 2024 12:38 PM

Bethune, Bethune, & Fuchs Buildings - Delaware District

1916 Map of Delaware District in Buffalo, New York, which marks the location of buildings designed by Bethune, Bethune, & Fuchs architects

Bethune, Bethune, Fuchs - Delaware District Building Map
Click on arrows located on the left and right of the image to see more documentation on each building
 

Drawing depicting the outlines of buildings in the neighborhood where the Chase house is located.

Chase House

Image Source:  1925, Insurance Maps of Buffalo, New York, Vol. 1, (98)

Address: 67 Lexington Ave., Buffalo, New York

Year Completed: 1891

Current Building Status: Remaining

Client: John Lord Chase

Cost: Unknown

Misc. Notes: Frame Structure

References: Buffalo Courier, Oct 3, 1891) Pg 6

Drawing depicting the outlines of buildings in the neighborhood where the Comstock house is located.

Comstock House

Image Source: 1915, The New Century Atlas of Greater Buffalo, Vol. 1, (18L)

Address: 45 Lexington Ave., Buffalo, New York

Year Completed: 1890

Current Building Status: Remaining

Client: George W. Comstock

Cost: $6,200

Misc. Notes: Frame Structure, Warren sold property to Comstock in Jul 1889 for $1

References: Buffalo Morning Express and Illustrated Buffalo Express (July 24, 1889) & May 4 1890

Drawing depicting the outlines of buildings in the neighborhood where Hickman house was located.

Hickman House

Image Source: 1899, Insurance Maps of Buffalo, New York, Vol. 1, (69)

Address: 1268 Main St., Buffalo, New York

Year Completed: 1885

Current Building Status: Demolished

Client: A.A. Hickman

Cost: $5,000

Misc. Notes: N/A

References: AA & BN 17 (Feb 28, 85) 107

Drawing depicting the outlines of buildings in the neighborhood where Potter residence was located.

Potter Residence

Image Source: 1894, The Atlas of the City of Buffalo, New York, Vol. 1, (18L)

Address: 1119 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, New York

Year Completed: 1892

Current Building Status: Demolished

Client: George Starr Potter

Cost: Unknown

Misc. Notes: N/A

References: N/A

Drawing depicting the outlines of buildings in the neighborhood where the Tillinghast house was located.

Tillinghast House

Image Source: 1925, Insurance Maps of Buffalo, New York, Vol. 1, (73)

Address: 685 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, New York

Year Completed: 1890

Current Building Status: Demolished

Client: James D. Tillinghast

Cost: $5,000

Misc. Notes: Possibly a barn

References: AE 4 (June 1890) 138

Drawing depicting the outlines of buildings in the neighborhood where the Warren house is located.

Warren House

Image Source: 1925, Insurance Maps of Buffalo, New York, Vol. 1, (11)

Address: 41 Lexington Ave., Buffalo, New York

Year Completed: 1890

Current Building Status: Remaining

Client: Melvin F. Warren

Cost: $6,500

Misc. Notes: Frame Structure

References: Buffalo Morning Express and Illustrated Buffalo Express (July 24, 1889) & May 4 1891

Drawing depicting the outlines of buildings in the neighborhood where the Williams house was located.

Williams House

Image Source: 1899, Insurance Maps of Buffalo, New York, Vol. 1 (105)

Address: 17 W. Utica St., Buffalo, New York

Year Completed: 1892

Current Building Status: Demolished

Client: Hon. B.H. Williams

Cost: Unknown

Misc. Notes: Williams and Potter were law partners

References: Buffalo Courier, (Oct 3, 1891) Pg 6