Kleinhans Music Hall

Kleinhans Music Hall
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LocationSymphony Circle, Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°54′07″N 78°53′01″W / 42.90194°N 78.88361°W / 42.90194; -78.88361
Area4.2 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1938-40[1]
ArchitectEero Saarinen
Eliel Saarinen[1][2]
Architectural styleInternational Style[2]
NRHP reference No.89001235
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 29, 1989[2]
Designated NHLJune 30, 1989[3]

Kleinhans Music Hall is a concert venue located on Symphony Circle in Buffalo, New York. The hall "is renowned for its acoustical excellence and graceful architecture."[4] Kleinhans is currently the home of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, a regular venue for the Buffalo Chamber Music Society, and is rented out for other performing groups and local events. The building was designed by father-and-son team Eliel Saarinen and Eero Saarinen, with help from local architects F. J. and W. A. Kidd, Stanley McCandless as lighting consultant, and Charles C. Potwin as acoustical adviser. Kleinhans has two performance spaces, as well as additional rooms for rehearsals or private events. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989 for its architecture,[3][5] 49 years after its completion.

  1. ^ a b "Kleinhans Music Hall". Buffalo Architecture and History. February 23, 2007. Archived from the original on January 9, 2006.
  2. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Kleinhans Music Hall". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 15, 2007. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007.
  4. ^ "More in Buffalo". The New York Times. August 1, 1993. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  5. ^ Pitts, Carolyn (February 9, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Kleinhans Music Hall". National Park Service. and Accompanying 4 photos, plan, exterior, and interior, from c.1938, c.1945 and 1978. (1.24 MB)