The mansard roof includes a row of dormers with pedimented tops with a festooned motif that runs along the roofline above a dentilled cornice.
[2] The walls of the main hall are covered with red Italian brocade (woven fabric) and with pilasters and cove (concave-profile) moldings of carved American walnut.
The relief won the gold medal at the Saint Louis Exposition, 1904 and is placed on a foundation extending to the cellar.
At the time the Goodyear's lived in the house, the dining room was furnished with a table, sideboard, and 12 chairs of solid Honduras mahogany, purported to have cost $7,000 (equivalent to $237,000 in 2023) in 1903.
The great elms along the way towered over green stretches of lawn, some imposing mansions...and a coterie of curious characters.
It was purported that during the winter, the Goodyear House required up to one and a half tons of coal per day to generate sufficient heat.
"[3] In 1950, the house was sold to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo for $85,000 (equivalent to $1,076,000 in 2023), at which point it became the "Bishop McMahon High School."
Additional phases focused on renovation of another five classrooms, plus science labs as well as reintroducing green space back to the site.