Male Ward C, Front Elevation

Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane

Asylums

architectural drawings (visual works)

Drawing #27 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. Drawing of front elevation of Male Ward C.

A large architectural drawing sheet shows the front elevation of a building labeled male ward C. The structure is a long, symmetrical building with a pitched roof featuring multiple gables and dormer windows. Prominent end gables include circular windows, and a taller central gable rises above the roofline with decorative detailing and a finial. The façade is composed of brickwork with horizontal banding and evenly spaced tall windows arranged across two levels above a stone foundation. A small entrance extension appears on the right side. The drawing is rendered in fine linework with light color washes on aged, slightly yellowed paper with faint stains and marks.

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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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