George K. Birge House - Table of Contents

George K. Birge House
(also known as the Circle House)
33 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, New York

The photographs below were taken in April, 2004. Recently, the law firm of Matusick, Spadafora, and Verrastro purchased the building from the Bufflao Philharmonic Orchestra who had planned to renovate the building and use it as offices. The photos are pre-restoration by the law firm.

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Reception hall	.	.	.
Looking through Georgian Revival style windows out onto Symphony Circle	Glass safety barrier on the second floor First story Tuscan columns Modillions ... Triglyphs Palladian-style entrance into parlor	Detail from previous photo Block Modillions ... Triglyphs ... Drops Palladian-style entrance into parlor: fanlight ... round Ionic columns supporting entablature	Detail from previous photo. Palladian-style entrance into parlor: fanlight ... round Ionic columns supporting entablature
Looking through Georgian Revival style windows out onto Symphony Circle Glass safety barrier on the second floor	Second floor Ionic column Georgian Revival-style fanlight tracery over door opening	Second floor - skylight	From the dining room looking into the reception hall
First floor dining room	,	,	,
Palladian window ... Ionic columns	Eared door architrave ... Ionic columns	Fluted Ionic pilasters flanking fireplace.	Detail from previous photo. Guilloche panel border ... Fluted Ionic pilaster
First floor front room ("parlor") off reception hall	,	,	,
Left: fanlight over French doors leading to reception hall	Fanlights over French doors leading to reception hall Plaster corbel supporting plaster vault	Fanlight over French doors leading to reception hall	Plaster corbel supporting plaster vault
Pilasters flanking fireplace	Plaster pilasters with capitals support plaster vault	Fireplace paneled frieze corner above incised jambs Pilaster Vitruvian wave decoration on chair rail
First floor living room	,	,	,
Fluted Corinthian columns flanking fireplace Large paneled overmantel may have originally held a mirror Eared architrave on fireplace	Detail from previous photo. Fluted Corinthian column flanking fireplace	Detail from previous photo. Fluted Corinthian column shaft Eared architrave on fireplace Egg-and-dart molding in fireplace surround	Fluted Corinthian columns Coquillage
Detail from previous photo. Fluted Corinthian columns Coquillage	Detail from previous photo. Bead-and-reel molding (double, single reel) Leaf-and-dart molding
Misc.
			Detail from previous photo. Dentil molding Festoon
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Basement remnant of (Birge?) wallpaper on wall	Top: Vestibule trellised ceiling Bottom: Plaster ceiling	Birge carriage house air vent

Special thanks to the following for their cooperation:

• Matusick, Spadafora, and Verrastro, Attorneys. Owners of the Birge House
• Arista Technologies Web design consultants
• JMS Construction Company renovating the Birge House