Birge Mansion

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Birge Mansion
Birge Mansion

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2 Symphony Circle, Buffalo NY 14201

Owner

  • Birge at Symphony LLC

Physical Description

  • (BuffaloAH): The Georgian Revival style mansion was modeled on the lines of a villa George Birge had seen on the Riviera. Two pavilions, cornered with stone quoins and housing Palladian and tri-part windows, flank a center section which incorporates three arched windows supported and separated by two tiers of Tuscan columns, and fronted by faux balustrades at the second floor.

Current Condition

  • In use as a law office.

History

  • The Birge Mansion was built in 1897 and designed in the Georgian Revival style by Little & Browne of Boston.
  • It was the home of George K. Birge, of the Birge wallpaper company and founder and president of the Pierce Arrow Motor Company.

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Added 2018-12-26 • Last changed 2018-12-26

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