Administration Building, Front Elevation

Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane

Asylums

architectural drawings (visual works)

Drawing #6 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 and ink. Includes drawing of the front elevation of the Administration Building, 1880

A large architectural drawing sheet shows the front elevation of an administration building. The design features a symmetrical, multi-story façade with evenly spaced windows across several levels. Two prominent tower-like structures with steep, pointed roofs rise on either side of a central section, connected by lower roof elements and decorative supports. The central portion includes detailed window groupings and arched architectural elements at the ground level. Fine linework outlines structural details, measurements, and annotations. The paper is aged, with a warm yellow tone, light stains, and slight creases.

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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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2019-01-22

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

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