Plan of Ice House

Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane

Asylums

architectural drawings (visual works)

Drawing #46 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 watercolor, 1880. Drawings of the ice house.

A large architectural drawing sheet displays multiple views of an infirmary building, including a central floor plan and several elevations and cross-sections. The floor plan at the top center shows a rectangular layout with interior partitions and structural elements highlighted in red and yellow. On either side of the plan are sectional views revealing the pitched roof structure and internal supports. Along the bottom, three elevation drawings depict the exterior from different sides, showing a simple rectangular building with a gabled roof, chimneys, and evenly spaced arched windows and doors. The paper has an aged, slightly yellowed appearance with faint stains and marks, and a number is printed in the upper corner.

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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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LIB-APL002_020

2019-01-22

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

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