Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane

Buffalo, New York

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Street Address: 400 Forest Ave.

Town/City: Buffalo

County: Erie

State: New York

Zipcode: 14213

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Reference Number: 86003557

Inclusion Criteria Code C: The property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction.

Certification Date: June 24, 1986

Property Classification: Building

Area of Significance: Architecture

Significance Level 2: National

Key Date: 1896

Other Significant Dates: 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Architectural Style: No Style Listed

Builder: Frederick Law Olmsted; Henry Hobson Richardson

Historic Function Category: Health Care

Historic Function Detail: Hospital

Current Function Category: Health Care

Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, Buffalo, New York is a grade 2 historic property. The property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction.

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