Male Ward A, First Floor, 1880

Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane ; Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886 ; Emslie, Peter

Drawing #11 from H. H. Richardson's plans for the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, as reproduced by Peter Emslie, the Asylum’s Supervising Architect (1877-1880) and Building Superintendent (1878-1880) in pencil, ink, and crayon, 1880. Plan for the first floor of Male Ward A.

A large architectural drawing sheet shows a detailed first-floor plan labeled for male ward A. The layout consists of a long, irregular arrangement of connected corridors and rooms, with a central vertical section branching into extended wings. Numerous small rooms line the corridors, each outlined in red and annotated with measurements and notes. On the right side, a curved corridor connects to an adjoining section with additional rooms and service areas. Handwritten notes and markings appear throughout the drawing. The paper is aged, with a yellowed tone, faint stains, and slight creasing.

Emslie, Peter

State University of New York at Buffalo. Architecture and Planning Library

1880

State University of New York at Buffalo. Architecture and Planning Library

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