BUCHNER HOUSE

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Designated: Yes - 4/27/1998

Historical Notes

THE ORIGINAL LOT, PURCHASED BY CHRISTOPHER BUCHNER FROM FATHER IN LAW JAMES FORSYTH, WAS CENTRAL TO THE BATTLE OF LUNDY'S LANE ON JULY 25, 1814. BUCHNER OPERATED AN EARLY FERRY SERVICE ACROSS THE RIVER. DONALD MACKENZIE, WHO LIVED HERE AFTER 1851, BUILT AND OPERATED THE CITY'S FIRST OBSERVATION TOWER OF THE BATTLE SITE.

Architectural Notes

THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE EXHIBITS A BLEND OF VERNACULAR STYLES RANGING FROM THE MID 19TH TO THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. INITIALLY A TWO-BAY ITALIANATE FRAME STRUCTURE, ITS ENCLOSED PORCH, EXTENDED ROOF SLOPE AND ELONGATED DORMER ARE ALTERATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL FORM. THE SASH WINDOWS VARY IN SIZE AND PANE CONFIGURATION BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE FRONT PORCH INDICATING SEPARATE PERIODS OF CONSTRUCTION.