Accurate at time of registration: 24th June 1986
PLACE DETAILS |
Registry Name: |
Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane |
Registry Address: |
400 Forest Ave. |
Registry Number: |
86003557 |
Resource Type: |
Building |
Owner: |
State
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Architect: |
Richardson,Henry Hobson; Olmsted,Frederick Law |
Architectural Style: |
No style listed
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Area in Acres: |
59 |
Contributing Buildings: |
19 |
Other Certification: |
Designated National Landmark
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Certification: |
Listed in the National Register |
Nominator Name: |
National Historic Landmark |
CULTURAL DETAILS |
Level of Significance: |
National
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Area of Significance: |
Architecture |
Applicable Criteria: |
Architecture-Engineering
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Period of Significance: |
1875-1899, 1850-1874
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Significant Year: |
1870, 1896
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Historic Function: |
Health care
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Historic Sub-Function: |
Hospital |
Current Function: |
Health care
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Current Sub-Function: |
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