Male Ward A, First Floor

Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane

Asylums

architectural drawings (visual works)

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.

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Emslie, Peter

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

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries

1880

Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886

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Peter Emslie Illustrations of H.H. Richardson’s Buffalo State Hospital. LIB-APL002

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