Title
Cellar Plan of Stables and Cow Barns
Subject
Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane
Asylums
architectural drawings (visual works)
Description
Drawing #47 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 the cellars for the stables and cow barns.
A large architectural drawing sheet shows multiple floor plans and structural details arranged across the page. The main plan forms an L-shaped layout on the right, with long rectangular sections filled with evenly spaced lines indicating stalls or partitions, highlighted with red and yellow accents. A narrower, separate rectangular plan appears on the left with similar internal divisions. Fine annotations, measurements, and construction details are distributed throughout the drawing, including a small set of arched opening diagrams near the center-right. Text at the top identifies the design as a stable building plan for cattle, sheep, or horses, along with scale information and a superintendent’s name. The paper has an aged, slightly yellowed tone with faint marks and creases.
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Creator
Emslie, Peter
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. Architecture and Planning Library
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1880
Contributor
Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
Format
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Image
Identifier
LIB-APL002_021
Date Created
2019-01-22
Is Part Of
Peter Emslie Illustrations of H.H. Richardson’s Buffalo State Hospital. LIB-APL002
Physical Dimensions
64.8x85.4cm
Citation
Emslie, Peter, “Cellar Plan of Stables and Cow Barns,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed May 14, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/96751.