Kleinhans Music Hall | |
Location | Symphony Circle, Buffalo, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°54′07″N 78°53′01″W / 42.90194°N 78.88361°W |
Area | 4.2 acres (1.7 ha) |
Built | 1938-40[1] |
Architect | Eero Saarinen Eliel Saarinen[1][2] |
Architectural style | International Style[2] |
NRHP reference No. | 89001235 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 29, 1989[2] |
Designated NHL | June 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.