Built in 1938-1940, this Modern International-style concert hall was designed by Eliel Saarinen and Eero Saarinen to house performance spaces for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and other local musical organizations. Named by Edward L. Kleinhans, whom donated the money for the building’s construction in 1934, the building was named in the memory of his wife, Mary Seaton Kleinhans, and his mother, Mary Livingston Kleinhans. The performance hall was partially funded with money from the New Deal-era Public Works Administration (PWA), with local architects F. J. and W. A. Kidd assisting with th‹›
Kleinhans Music Hall

Eero Saarinen

Exterior · Buffalo, United States

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Built in 1938-1940, this Modern International-style concert hall was designed by Eliel Saarinen and Eero Saarinen to house performance spaces for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and other local musical organizations. Named by Edward L. Kleinhans, whom donated the money for the building’s construction in 1934, the building was named in the memory of his wife, Mary Seaton Kleinhans, and his mother, Mary Livingston Kleinhans. The performance hall was partially funded with money from the New Deal-era Public Works Administration (PWA), with local architects F. J. and W. A. Kidd assisting with th

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