The Richardson Hotel (Buffalo, New York) | Romanesque (architecture), interesting place

USA / New York / Kenmore / Buffalo, New York
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The H.H. Richardson Complex for the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane/Buffalo Psychiatric Center was designed in 1870 by renowned architect Henry Hobson Richardson as a Kirkbride plan. The grounds were designed by internationally acclaimed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The wards housed patients until the mid-1970s. The central tower building was used for offices until 1994. In 1973, the Asylum was added to the National Register of Historic Places and in 1986, it was designated a National Historic Landmark.

The institution has had several names through the years, including the State Lunatic Asylum, the State Insane Asylum, and the Buffalo State Hospital. The Buffalo Psychiatric Center continues in more modern buildings adjacent to the now closed Richardson complex.

In 2013, the central administration building and the first wards on each side were renovated by Deborah Berke Partners with Goody Clancy Architects for CityInn Buffalo into a hotel known as Hotel Henry which was operated under the Curio Collection by Hilton umbrella. The hotel closed in 2021, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It later reopened as The Richardson Hotel, Buffalo under the ownership of Douglas Jemal.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Richardson_Complex
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Coordinates:   42°55'48"N   78°53'1"W

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  • I'm pretty sure the architecture of this building place served as the basis for every horror movie insane asylum.
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