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Richardson Olmsted Complex

Richardsonian Romanesque towers of the Richardson Olmsted Complex in Buffalo, New York

Richardson Olmsted Complex

From Asylum to Historic Hotel

The Richardson Olmsted Complex, also known as the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, is an abandoned Kirkbride hospital in Buffalo, New York. Erected in 1872, the building showcases an ominous architectural style now recognized as Richardsonian Romanesque. The psychiatric facility ceased operations under state management in 1974, remaining shuttered for decades.

In 2017, the complex underwent a partial restoration and was repurposed into a unique and historic hotel. This transformation breathed new life into the Richardson Olmsted Complex, allowing it to take on a different role while preserving its historic and architectural significance.

Brick fireplace in a collapsing ward inside the Richardson Olmsted Complex Richardsonian Romanesque towers of the Richardson Olmsted Complex in Buffalo, New York Hospital bed amid peeling paint inside the Richardson Olmsted Complex Pink classroom lined with desks inside the Richardson Olmsted Complex Red wheelchair beside a brick hearth inside the Richardson Olmsted Complex Curved hallway connecting the wards at the Richardson Olmsted Complex Electroshock therapy equipment left inside the Richardson Olmsted Complex Green classroom with wooden desks inside the Richardson Olmsted Complex Green split landing staircase inside the Richardson Olmsted Complex Medical chairs lined against the wall inside the Richardson Olmsted Complex Abandoned medical equipment cart inside the Richardson Olmsted Complex Dormitory-style patient room inside the Richardson Olmsted Complex Sunlit yellow recreation room inside the Richardson Olmsted Complex Tower wing of the Richardson Olmsted Complex covered in fall vines in Buffalo, New York Hotel Henry entrance illuminated at night on the Richardson Olmsted Complex campus Restored Hotel Henry hallway inside the Richardson Olmsted Complex

Historical images

Historic interior hallway with attendants inside the Richardson Olmsted Complex Historic exterior photograph of the Buffalo State Asylum, now the Richardson Olmsted Complex

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Bryant Neal
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