51 Symphony Circle

Mrs. Frances Bennett House - Table of Contents

2008/2013 photos
Exterior - Mrs. Frances Bennett House
51 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY

Built:
1883

Original owner:
Mrs. Ira S. Bennett, newly widowed as her husband, Ira S. (a Tonawanda lumberman) had passed away on Feb. 27, 1881. The Bennetts' former residence was 214 Swan Street, a neighborhood that was the height of fashion in the 1830s and 1840s. Source: "2010 Secrets of Allentown Tour Brochure," sponsored by the Allentown Association (online May 2013)

Architect:
Franklin W. Caulkins

Style:
Queen Anne

Location:
Allentown Historic District

Other Symphony Circle buildings:
Buffalo as an Architectural Museum - Symphony Circle

Spring 2013 photos

2008 photos
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Symphony Circle

		Queen Anne style	Medina sandstone sidewalk

		Second floor sleeping porch	Eastlake gable window

	Second floor sleeping porch ... First floor porch	First floor porch	Eastlake ornamentation

Second floor sleeping porch	Brick corbel table under cornice	Symphony Circle - Kleinhans Music Hall

Special thanks to owner-contractor Michael Wachowicz for his cooperation and Realtor Marlana White for her assistance in June 2008.

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Built:	1883
Original owner:	Mrs. Ira S. Bennett, newly widowed as her husband, Ira S. (a Tonawanda lumberman) had passed away on Feb. 27, 1881. The Bennetts' former residence was 214 Swan Street, a neighborhood that was the height of fashion in the 1830s and 1840s. Source: "2010 Secrets of Allentown Tour Brochure," sponsored by the Allentown Association (online May 2013)
Architect:	Franklin W. Caulkins
Style:	Queen Anne
Location:	Allentown Historic District
Other Symphony Circle buildings:	Buffalo as an Architectural Museum - Symphony Circle