179 Cleveland Avenue

Located in Buffalo, NY, the house was built in 1912. The porch roof was originally flat, as I discovered when I re-roofed a few years ago. The decorative elements below the porch railing are definitely not original, I designed them when I rebuilt the lower half of the porch. The attic window is a 1960's replacement. I suspect the main roof is original.

(photos refreshed 9/8/14)

My Fireplace

This is my fireplace insert. I'm trying to figure out if it's designed for wood or coal. I was able to find the patent for the back lining, but Googling "The Buckeye" name proved fruitless.

The opening is 20" wide by about 29" high at the front.

I found the patent by searching by date at the U.S. Patent Office. Because the patent was dated before 1976, it was necessary to search each document image. I first narrowed down the date range, and then looked at every July 19, 1892 patent until I found the one I was looking for. Patents are issued on Tuesdays, and there were about 127 patents ahead of this one.

(photos refreshed 9/8/14)