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 | |
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Former names | Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, Buffalo State Hospital, H.H. Richardson Complex, Hotel Henry |
Alternative names | The Richardson Hotel |
General information | |
Status | Used as a hotel |
Location | 444 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222 |
Coordinates | 42°55′43″N 078°52′55.1″W |
Named for | Henry Hobson Richardson |
Richardson Olmsted Complex | |
Area | 93 acres (38 ha) |
Built | 1872 |
Architect | Henry Hobson Richardson |
Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 73001186 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 12, 1973 |
Designated NHL | June 24, 1986 |
Renovated | 2006-2023 |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 88 |
South elevation, 1965
South elevation, 2017
Under renovation in 2008
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