Designed by prestigious architects using the best materials, the Buffalo State Asylum was, when it opened in 1880, a mark of the city’s commercial stature and progressive attitudes. But times changed and the sandstone colossus was abandoned in the 1970s. Now an ambitious plan will restore and transform the site, renamed the Richardson Olmsted Complex after the lead architects, into an 88-room hotel, the Buffalo Architecture Centre and a conference space.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
New York state’s forgotten city
Designed by prestigious architects using the best materials, the Buffalo State Asylum was, when it opened in 1880, a mark of the city’s commercial stature and progressive attitudes. But times changed and the sandstone colossus was abandoned in the 1970s. Now an ambitious plan will restore and transform the site, renamed the Richardson Olmsted Complex after the lead architects, into an 88-room hotel, the Buffalo Architecture Centre and a conference space.
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