Richardson Olmsted Phase One

The Towers of the Richardson Building

The Richardson Olmsted Complex, formerly the neglected remains of the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, celebrated completion of phase one of its renovation. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held this morning. The Hotel Henry will be just one of the new tenants in the facility whose phase one renovations began in 2014. Today's cutting will serve as an update and momentum-builder for the continued work on the sprawling National Historic Landmark. Not long ago, the complex was very close to joining the list of incredible buildings that shortsighted people have taken a wrecking ball to in this great city. (Don't get us started on the old Buffalo Library). Spooky, spectacular, morbid or magnificent, whatever your description for the place, it looks like it's here to stay and it's coming along nicely.