Richardson Olmsted Complex

The Richardson Olmsted Complex in Buffalo, New York, United States, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986. The site was designed by the American architect Henry Hobson Richardson in concert with the landscape team of Frederick Law Olmsted, landscape architect of New York City's Central Park, and Calvert Vaux in the late 1800s, incorporating a system of treatment for people with mental illness developed by Thomas Story Kirkbride. Over the years, as mental health treatment changed and resources were diverted, the buildings and grounds began a slow deterioration. In 2006, the Richardson Center Corporation was formed to restore the buildings. The building was renovated and opened in 2023 at The Richardson Hotel.

Richardson Olmsted Complex
Former namesBuffalo State Asylum for the Insane,
Buffalo State Hospital, H.H. Richardson Complex,
Hotel Henry
Alternative namesThe Richardson Hotel
General information
StatusUsed as a hotel
Location444 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222
Coordinates42°55′43″N 078°52′55.1″W
Named forHenry Hobson Richardson
Richardson Olmsted Complex
Area93 acres (38 ha)
Built1872
ArchitectHenry Hobson Richardson
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.73001186
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1973
Designated NHLJune 24, 1986
Renovated2006-2023
Other information
Number of rooms88
South elevation, 1965
South elevation, 2017
Under renovation in 2008
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