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The featured element of the entranceway is the nearly [[semi-circle|semi-circular]] random [[ashlar]] stone half-walls on Roycroft Boulevard's [[axis of symmetry]], which is at a 22 [[Degree (angle)|degree]] [[angle]] to Main Street.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> The wall has one central and two end square [[Column|post]]s that are approximately {{convert|4|ft|m|1}} in height and that have poured [[concrete]] caps that are not original.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> Each post has a metal and glass contemporary [[street lamp]] projecting from its center. Quarter points of the arc have stone [[pilaster]] ornamentation.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> The running portion of the wall has a continuous cast in place [[Coping (architecture)|coping]] cap shaped at a 45 degree angle, which forms an attached [[buttress]] three quarters the height of the posts.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> Past repairs have included incompatible stone and [[mortar (masonry)|mortar]] patches.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> The Main Street paving and the grassy median abut the convex and concave sides, respectively.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> There is no visible base and as of 2009, vertical alignment has been lost and the general condition is poor.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> |
The featured element of the entranceway is the nearly [[semi-circle|semi-circular]] random [[ashlar]] stone half-walls on Roycroft Boulevard's [[axis of symmetry]], which is at a 22 [[Degree (angle)|degree]] [[angle]] to Main Street.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> The wall has one central and two end square [[Column|post]]s that are approximately {{convert|4|ft|m|1}} in height and that have poured [[concrete]] caps that are not original.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> Each post has a metal and glass contemporary [[street lamp]] projecting from its center. Quarter points of the arc have stone [[pilaster]] ornamentation.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> The running portion of the wall has a continuous cast in place [[Coping (architecture)|coping]] cap shaped at a 45 degree angle, which forms an attached [[buttress]] three quarters the height of the posts.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> Past repairs have included incompatible stone and [[mortar (masonry)|mortar]] patches.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> The Main Street paving and the grassy median abut the convex and concave sides, respectively.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> There is no visible base and as of 2009, vertical alignment has been lost and the general condition is poor.<ref name=NF1EaMSaRB/> |
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Revision as of 17:42, 9 September 2010
Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard | |
 Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard from south, April 12, 2009 | |
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| Location | Main St., jct. with Roycroft Blvd., Amherst, New York |
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| Built | 1918 |
| Architect | Abbot and Beymer |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| MPS | Suburban Development of Buffalo, New York MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001378 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 7, 2005 |
Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard is a suburban residential subdivision entranceway built in 1918. It is located on Main Street (
New York State Route 5) in the hamlet of Template:USCity, which is located in the town of Amherst within Erie County. The entranceway is a marker that represents the American suburbanization of rural areas, suburbanization that occurred through transportation-related land development on the edges of urban areas. It consists of a variety of half-height wall formations, featuring a semicircular wall on the Roycroft Boulevard median's intersection with Main Street.[2][3] The entranceway was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 7, 2005.[1]
Main Street is a four-lane road running east-west connecting Williamsville to points westward such as the neighboring hamlet of Eggertsville and downtown Buffalo. The entranceway is located proximate to large residential areas of trees and grass, 1920s-built subdivisions flanking a wide central median.[2] Each side of the median serves one-way traffic. The entranceways sit on the two south side corners of this T-junction intersection.[2]
Architecture
The featured element of the entranceway is the nearly semi-circular random ashlar stone half-walls on Roycroft Boulevard's axis of symmetry, which is at a 22 degree angle to Main Street.[2] The wall has one central and two end square posts that are approximately 4 feet (1.2 m) in height and that have poured concrete caps that are not original.[2] Each post has a metal and glass contemporary street lamp projecting from its center. Quarter points of the arc have stone pilaster ornamentation.[2] The running portion of the wall has a continuous cast in place coping cap shaped at a 45 degree angle, which forms an attached buttress three quarters the height of the posts.[2] Past repairs have included incompatible stone and mortar patches.[2] The Main Street paving and the grassy median abut the convex and concave sides, respectively.[2] There is no visible base and as of 2009, vertical alignment has been lost and the general condition is poor.[2]
On opposite sides of the Roycroft Boulevard roadways from the central feature are flanking structures with random ashlar stone posts and half-height walls. They are oriented parallel to the angular Roycroft Boulevard and have lengths proportionate to the central wall end post's distance from Main Street.[2] Both walls are L-shaped with the longer length extending along Roycroft Boulevard and having a short cornered length along Main Street.[2] These walls have capped, square stone buttress-less posts and corners marked by wall-height stone pilaster.[2] On the opposite side of each from the a concrete sidewalk parallel to Roycroft Boulevard is a free-standing stone post.[2] The west side is in fair condition, while the east side is out of vertical alignment and is in poor condition.[2] The east side has the distinction of retaining the only original cast concrete cap with a circular recess on its north end post.[2] It presumably once held an original lamp post and was once painted white.[2] Its south end post has a four piece, white terra cotta cap resembling the other non-original end posts in the set of structures.[2]
History
The entryways remain in their original location, retain original design, and setting. They continue to serve their original function of marking the vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the subdivision. Abbott and Beymer Land Co. purchased the land for the Aurora Park subdivision that the entranceway has marked since its 1918 construction.[2] The street and plot plan were designed by the Straley Brothers, who were civil engineers and surveyors from Buffalo.[2] County engineer, George C. Diehl, was also associated with the development of this subdivision.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Ross, Claire L. (2005-10-08). "NPS Form 10-900: Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ Claire L. Ross (July 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevard". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-14. See also: "Accompanying two photos".
