Title
Plan of Stables and Cow Barns
Subject
Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane
Asylums
architectural drawings (visual works)
Description
Drawing #48 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 stables and cow barns.
A large architectural drawing sheet presents multiple floor plans arranged across the page. The plans are rendered in fine linework with red-highlighted walls, showing a series of connected rectangular spaces forming an L-shaped layout on the right and a separate, narrower rectangular plan on the left. Individual rooms and corridors are labeled, with small symbols and measurements indicating structural and functional details. The right-side plan includes a long central passage with adjacent rooms, while the left-side plan shows a more compact arrangement. Text in the center identifies the drawing as a stable building plan, along with scale information and a superintendent’s name. The paper has a slightly aged, yellowed tone with minor marks and discoloration.
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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_022
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
“Plan of Stables and Cow Barns,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed May 29, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/96752.