Reimagining a Buffalo Landmark

Name: Reimagining a Buffalo Landmark
Genre: History

This WNED-TV original production shares the 150-year history and massive rehabilitation effort of a national landmark in Buffalo, NY designed by architect H.H. Richardson, with landscape by Frederick Law Olmsted. Originally built as the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, the buildings and grounds are undergoing rehabilitation efforts to transform the campus into a community asset for the future.

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Reimagining a Buffalo Landmark is a local public television program presented by BTPM PBS

Reimagining a Buffalo Landmark is funded by the Peter C. Cornell Trust, The Zemsky Family and the Members of Buffalo Toronto Public Media.

Reimagining a Buffalo Landmark

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Explore the history and reuse efforts of an architectural gem designed by H.H. Richardson. (28m 30s)

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