Male Ward A, Front Elevation

Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane

Asylums

architectural drawings (visual works)

Drawing #14 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, 1880. Drawing of front elevation of Male Ward A.

A large architectural drawing sheet shows the front elevation of a building labeled male ward A. The structure is a long, symmetrical, multi-story building with a pitched roof featuring prominent end gables and several smaller dormer-like projections along the roofline. A central gable rises higher with decorative detailing and a vertical element at its peak. The façade is organized with evenly spaced tall windows across three levels above a stone base, and multiple entrances are visible along the ground level. The drawing is rendered in fine linework on aged, slightly yellowed paper with faint stains, creases, and handwritten notes.

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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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