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Self-portrait in a mirror in the vandalized and scorched mansion.

George K. Birge House (also known as the Circle House)
The Georgian Revival style mansion was built in 1896-1897 for George K. Birge. It was designed by the prestigious architectural firm of Little and Browne of Boston, Massachusetts.

The house was modeled on the lines of a villa 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.

The building's first nonresidential use was as the Sisters of Divine Child Convent from 1938 through 1957, followed by a nearly 20-year stint as an Elks Club. It fell into serious disrepair in the midd-1970s, becoming a flop house and a party site for drunks and junkies and the scene of several small fires. This is the period during which I photographed it.

The building was recently acquired by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and is being renovated.

1978
33 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, New York

George K. Birge House (also known as the Circle House)
The Georgian Revival style mansion was built in 1896-1897 for George K. Birge. It was designed by the prestigious architectural firm of Little and Browne of Boston, Massachusetts.

The house was modeled on the lines of a villa 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.

The building's first nonresidential use was as the Sisters of Divine Child Convent from 1938 through 1957, followed by a nearly 20-year stint as an Elks Club. It fell into serious disrepair in the midd-1970s, becoming a flop house and a party site for drunks and junkies and the scene of several small fires. This is the period during which I photographed it.

The building was recently acquired by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and is being renovated.

1978
33 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, New York

George K. Birge House (also known as the Circle House)

The Georgian Revival style mansion was built in 1896-1897 for George K. Birge. It was designed by the prestigious architectural firm of Little and Browne of Boston, Massachusetts.

The house was modeled on the lines of a villa 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.

The building's first nonresidential use was as the Sisters of Divine Child Convent from 1938 through 1957, followed by a nearly 20-year stint as an Elks Club. It fell into serious disrepair in the midd-1970s, becoming a flop house and a party site for drunks and junkies and the scene of several small fires. This is the period during which I photographed it.

The building was recently acquired by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and is being renovated.

See Buffalo Architecture and History for more information on the building.

1978
33 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, New York

George K. Birge House (also known as the Circle House)

The Georgian Revival style mansion was built in 1896-1897 for George K. Birge. It was designed by the prestigious architectural firm of Little and Browne of Boston, Massachusetts.

The house was modeled on the lines of a villa 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.

The building's first nonresidential use was as the Sisters of Divine Child Convent from 1938 through 1957, followed by a nearly 20-year stint as an Elks Club. It fell into serious disrepair in the midd-1970s, becoming a flop house and a party site for drunks and junkies and the scene of several small fires. This is the period during which I photographed it.

The building was recently acquired by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and is being renovated.

See Buffalo Architecture and History for more information on the building.

1978
33 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, New York

George K. Birge House (also known as the Circle House)

The Georgian Revival style mansion was built in 1896-1897 for George K. Birge. It was designed by the prestigious architectural firm of Little and Browne of Boston, Massachusetts.

The house was modeled on the lines of a villa 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.

The building's first nonresidential use was as the Sisters of Divine Child Convent from 1938 through 1957, followed by a nearly 20-year stint as an Elks Club. It fell into serious disrepair in the midd-1970s, becoming a flop house and a party site for drunks and junkies and the scene of several small fires. This is the period during which I photographed it.

The building was recently acquired by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and is being renovated.

See Buffalo Architecture and History for more information on the building.

1978
33 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, New York