A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
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The Saturn Club is one of Buffalo's private social clubs. It was designed by architect and club member Duane Lyman in 1921 and is designated as a historic landmark. Although it's rarely open to the public, you can take a closer look at the ornate details in the Delaware Avenue building through these images.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The Saturn Club was designed by architect and member Duane Lyman in 1921.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A carved Saturn above the main entrance to the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The main entrance to the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A poem greets visitors arriving through the main entrance to the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of the art glass in the window of the main lounge.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
An arched entrance into the main lounge.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A musing on the wall of the main lounge. The word "women" used to occupy the space where the word "wicked" is presently, but was changed when the club began to allow female members.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The Delaware Room at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A fountain in the courtyard at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The elaborate pattern on the ceiling in the Mirror Bar.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The windows in the loggia of the Saturn Club cast long shadows.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The chandelier in the lounge and loggia at the Saturn Club features a tall ship on a globe.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Plaster carvings at the foot of the corbels in the main lounge at the Saturn Club depict mythological Saturn's family.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of the main staircase at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The view across the courtyard.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The main lounge features a massive window with hundreds of panes of glass.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
One of a series of carvings affectionately dubbed "the drunken monks" amid the woodwork of the main lounge.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of art glass in the window of the main lounge.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of a sconce and wallpaper featuring tall ships in the Delaware Room.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of a stairway in the lounge at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of iron lions on a fireplace at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Lanterns hang in "the Cabin," a rustic gathering space tucked away on the second floor.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
"The Cabin," a rustic gathering space, is tucked away on the second floor.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The library at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
An arch leads to a spiral staircase.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of a lantern in the main lounge of the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The main lounge in the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of the art glass in the window of the main lounge at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of art glass in the window of the main lounge.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
One of a series of carvings affectionately dubbed "the drunken monks" amid the woodwork of the main lounge.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A plaster carving of Uranus, at the foot of a corbel in the main lounge. It is one in a series of carvings that depict mythological Saturn's family.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
One of a series of carvings affectionately dubbed "the drunken monks" amid the woodwork of the main lounge.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A plaster carving of Ops, Saturn's wife, in a series of carvings that depict the mythological Saturn and his family.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Plaster carvings at the foot of the corbels depict mythological Saturn and his family.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A plaster carving of Juno, one in a series of carvings that depict mythological Saturn and his family.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
One of a series of carvings affectionately dubbed "the drunken monks" amid the woodwork of the main lounge.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A plaster carving of Gaea, one in a series of carvings that depict mythological Saturn and his family.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The stage in the main lounge at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A painting of the planet Saturn on the stage in the main lounge.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of an elaborate mirror in a hallway sitting area.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Chandeliers in the Red Room dining room at the Saturn Club evoke the sails of tall ships, which are a recurring theme throughout the club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Martini glasses at the ready on the Mirror Bar.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A story is painted on the beams of the ceiling in the lounge and loggia.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of the nautical chandelier in the lounge and loggia.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of an iron door latch at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The lantern hanging in the foyer of the members' entrance.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A depiction of the planet Saturn in the mirror behind the bar in the Delaware Room.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The Delaware Room at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The Delaware Room at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The Delaware Room at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A lion door knocker at the front door of the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The Red Room dining room at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A window look out to the courtyard at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of plasterwork in the Red Room.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The intricate woodwork on the ceiling of the lounge and loggia at the Saturn Club features a detailed painting of a fairy tale.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The intricate woodwork on the ceiling of the lounge and loggia at the Saturn Club features a detailed painting of a fairy tale.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of woodwork in the lounge and loggia.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The Delaware Room at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of the intricate woodwork in the Red Room.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A heavy wooden door at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of plasterwork in the Red Room.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The roofline of the courtyard at the Saturn Club was designed by architect and club member Duane Lyman to evoke the feel of a European villa.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of the unusual brick patterns in the courtyard of the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
Detail of a carved tile in the courtyard of the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The Saturn Club features a large courtyard, designed to emulate a European villa. At right are outdoor courts used for platform tennis, which is popular among club members.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A pergola connects the Red Room to the Members' Grill across the courtyard at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A fountain in the courtyard at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
The view out to the courtyard at the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
An intricate mirror in a hallway of the Saturn Club.
A Closer Look: The Saturn Club
A tile depicts the planet Saturn in the courtyard.
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