Plans of the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane
Title
Plans of the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane
Subject
Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane
Asylums
architectural drawings (visual works)
Description
Watercolor and ink introduction page for Peter Emslie's reproduction of H. H. Richardson's plans for the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, 1880. Reads, "Plans of the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane shewing all of the floors of the Administration Building and Male Wards A, B, C, D and E, also kitchen and corridor connecting same with Ward B, together with ice-house, laundry, stables, cow-barns, workshop [copyright] 1880. Peter Emslie Building Superintendent."
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Creator
Emslie, Peter
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. Architecture and Planning Library
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1880
Contributor
Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
Format
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Image
Identifier
LIB-APL002_001
Date Created
2019-01-22
Is Part Of
Peter Emslie Illustrations of H.H. Richardson’s Buffalo State Hospital. LIB-APL002
Physical Dimensions
64.8x85.4cm
Citation
Emslie, Peter, “Plans of the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed May 15, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/96731.
