Richardson Olmsted Complex -Buffalo NY
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N 42° 55.749 W 078° 52.927
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The Richardson Olmsted Complex in Buffalo, New York, United States was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
Waymark Code: WMT6TK
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2016
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The Richardson Olmsted Complex in Buffalo, New York, United States was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986. The site was designed by the American architect, Henry Hobson Richardson, in concert with the famed landscape team of Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the late 1800s, incorporating a system of enlightened treatment for people with mental illness developed by Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride. Over the years, as mental health treatment changed and resources were diverted, the buildings and grounds began a slow deterioration. In 2006, the Richardson Center Corporation was formed with a mandate to save the buildings and bring the Complex back to life through a State appropriation for this architectural treasure.
Today, the Richardson Olmsted Complex is being transformed into a cultural amenity for the city, beginning with Hotel Henry Urban Resort and Conference Center and the Buffalo Architecture Center in the iconic Towers Building and two flanking buildings (about one third of the Complex). The remaining buildings have been stabilized pending future opportunities
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This is truly amazing place. We have been to Kirkbride hospitals in the past, locally the one in Worcester MA. Having been built in the 1800's they are being torn down since many of them were abandoned by the states. There is a bustle around this place with construction workers restoring the surrounding buildings.