Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane
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The Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane is a historic 19th-century psychiatric hospital complex in Buffalo, New York, renowned for its monumental Romanesque Revival architecture and influential role in the evolution of mental health facility design.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
National Historic Landmark
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former hospital → historic building complex → psychiatric hospital → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Buffalo State Hospital
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H. H. Richardson Complex → |
| architect |
Henry Hobson Richardson
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| architecturalStyle |
Richardsonian Romanesque
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Romanesque Revival → |
| constructionStart |
1870
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| coordinateLocation |
approximate coordinates 42.93°N 78.88°W
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| country |
United States
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| currentUse |
adaptive reuse and preservation (including cultural and mixed-use redevelopment)
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| era |
19th century
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| fieldOfWork |
mental health care
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| followsPlanningPrinciple |
Kirkbride Plan
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| hasCharacteristic |
designed to provide light and air to patient wards
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set within a landscaped therapeutic grounds → symmetrical central mass with flanking ward wings → |
| hasPart |
administration building
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connecting corridors → patient ward pavilions → service buildings → |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places → |
| heritageStatus |
protected historic site
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| inception |
1870s
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| influenced |
later psychiatric hospital designs in the United States
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| landscapeArchitect |
Calvert Vaux
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Frederick Law Olmsted → |
| locatedIn |
Buffalo, New York
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| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Erie County, New York
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New York State → |
| locatedOn |
Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo
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| material |
brick
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red sandstone → |
| notableFor |
influential role in mental health facility design
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integration of architecture and therapeutic landscape → large twin-towered administration building → monumental Romanesque Revival architecture → |
| operator |
State of New York
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| originalFunction |
state-run psychiatric hospital
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| partOf |
Richardsonian Romanesque architectural heritage
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| roofType |
steeply pitched roofs
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| significantBuilding |
central administration building with twin towers
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| significantEvent |
opening as a state psychiatric hospital in the late 19th century
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane
("Buffalo State Hospital")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Henry Hobson Richardson
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notableWork |