Edward Austin Kent

Biography

Edward Austin Kent was a prominent Buffalo architect whose graceful designs reflected both his scholarly training abroad and his passionate belief in the city’s civic promise. He contributed to the cultural life of Buffalo through public buildings and clubs, always mindful of architecture’s ability to shape shared experience.

His life was suddenly cut short aboard the Titanic in 1912, yet his legacy endures at Forest Lawn Cemetery among the citizens who continue to appreciate the quiet dignity of his work.