Western New York Heritage

The Milburns and Their Famous Home: 1168 Delaware Avenue

By Susan Eck - September 30, 2015

Traces the history of the house where President McKinley stayed during his visit to Buffalo in 1901.  Also where he was brought following his assassination

Related Content
“One of the Grandest Spectacles I Have Ever Seen:” Buffalo Hosts the Grand Army of the Republic

We recall the planning and spectacle of the event that brought nearly 50,000 Union veterans to the Queen City.
How Western New York’s Only National Historic Site Came To Be

The interest in the place where TR’s presidency began ultimately led to the preservation of the Wilcox Mansion.
Enemies, Foreign and Domestic: A Century of Anarchy on the Niagara Frontier

From the McKinley assassination to the Lackawanna Six, Western New York has seen its share of seditious activity, both real and imagined.
Charge! Buffalo at San Juan Hill

Buffalo's contribution to this famous battle is probably not the version you have heard, but it's the true version.
Subscribe Now

WNY Heritage Magazine is published four times per year. Subscribe or give a gift subscription!

From the Gift Shop
The Rainbow City

Celebrating the Light, Color, and Architecture of the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo 1901.

By: Dr. Kerry S. Grant
Canal Water & Whiskey Book & DVD Combo

By: Marvin Rapp

A collection of Erie Canal folklore and songs available in print and dvd format.

More by Susan Eck
Pictorial
Pioneer Ophthalmologist: Lucien Howe, M.D. (1848 - 1928) 522 Delaware Avenue

Lucien Howe, internationally respected pioneer ophthalmologist, dedicated his professional life to the prevention and curing of blindness.
Pictorial
Jamestown, NY: Sherman Hotel & The Great Fire of 1910

Jamestown was a prosperous and growing down c. 1900. But the city experienced a catastrophe, however, called the Great Fire of 1910.
More in Pictorials
The Buffalo All-Americans and the "Staley Swindle"

Buffalo was home to one of the original NFL franchises.  But were they the 1921 champs?
Scajaquada Drain Project - 1920s

The people of Buffalo declared the Scajaquada Creek a public nuisance and voted in favor of having a large portion of it that which flows through the east side residential district converted into an underground drain.
Elk Street Series: Elk Street Market

Once the largest wholesale market in the city of Buffalo, the Elk Street Market was a central trading place for early residents.
WNY Heritage Sponsors

© 2024 Western New York Heritage, Inc. - All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy