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Our public tours, in partnership with the Lipsey Architecture Center Buffalo and Explore Buffalo, can accommodate up to 20 guests. Tour dates for 2024 will take place Saturdays and Sundays at 10.00am from May through September.
22 paź 2023 · In this video, I had the unique opportunity to tour the former Buffalo State Hospital, originally the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane.
Today, guests can enjoy the grounds year-round, attend a variety of docent-led historical tours and book a stay at the Richardson Hotel. The Buffalo hospital and its grounds. Image courtesy of the Frederick Law Olmsted Historic Site. Detail of hospital layout, featuring the Kirkbride plan. Image courtesy of the Frederick Law Olmsted Historic Site.
Embark on a captivating journey into the past as we delve into the abandoned Buffalo State Hospital, a magnificent Kirkbride Asylum in Buffalo, New York. Thi...
In the mid-20th century, the Buffalo State Hospital (Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane), saw an unmanageable influx of patients suffering from chronic issues. What was once a facility designed to cure acute illnesses, quickly became overcrowded.
9 lis 2023 · If you like creepy settings and learning about the history of mental illness treatments, book a tour of the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane the next time you’re in that neck of the woods.
The Richardson Olmsted Campus is a 42-acre site in the heart of Buffalo’s cultural corridor. Building by building, greenspace by greenspace, this National Historic Landmark is being creatively reimagined, repurposed, and returned to you.
