By Mark Scott
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Buffalo, NY – The public received an update Tuesday night on the ongoing efforts by the Richardson Center Corporation to restore the historic H.H. Richardson complex on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo.
The site, which was once home to the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, may find new life as a hotel and conference center. Right now, an architectural firm is performing an historic structures study that will help the corporation board formulate a vision for the site.
Board member Eva Hassett says planning is underway for an Architecture and Visitors Center at the site.
The state has allocated $100 million for restoration of the Richardson complex. Hassett says some of the money has been used to stabilize the complex, including the two historic towers of the main building. She says openings have been sealed to keep out vandals.
Hassett joined Jean Caroon of the architectural firm Goody Clancy for a WBFO News interview about the future of the Richardson complex.
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