Cyrus Kinne Porter

Cyrus Kinne Porter (August 27, 1828 - January 30, 1910) was a prominent architect in Buffalo, New York, during the Victorian era, known for the many churches he designed throughout the city of Buffalo.

Cyrus Porter's grandfather, David, who married Esther, the daughter of Gideon and Hannah (née Messenger) Burr, were the parents of Cyrus' father, Welcome Porter.

[2] In 1853, he became employed as a draftsman for the Chicago Water Works, then from 1855 to 1856 ran an architectural office in Brantford, Ontario, with partner John Turner (1807–1887).

In 1865, Porter moved to Buffalo, entering into partnership with H. M. Wilcox as Wilcox & Porter, and designing buildings including the Ovid Insane Asylum and Normal schools at Fredonia, Cortland, and Potsdam.

Jesse designed the Plymouth Avenue Methodist Church his daughter Edna studied architecture at Cornell University, having graduated from Buffalo High School in 1881.