n 2005, benefactor Ann Carson Dater purchased and donated the building to provide a permanent home for the symphony, the youth orchestra and the performing arts - http://www.ohiovalleysymphony.org/

During its first decade, the Orchestra performed at Masonic Auditorium and other venues across Cleveland before constructing a permanent home, the gracious Severance Hall, completed in 1931. - http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/about/orchestra-history.as...

Following an extensive $2 million renovation, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra was blessed with its first permanent home and one of the world's finest concert halls. - http://www.slso.org/powell/psh.htm