Buffalo as an architectural museum
Subtitle: the rehabilitation of the Buffalo State Hospital and the New York Central Terminal of Buffalo
By: by Christyn Mobarak.
Contributors: State University College at Buffalo. Monroe Fordham Regional History Center.
Series: Museums & society -- vol. 2, no.2
Publisher: Monroe Fordham Regional History Center, State University College at Buffalo
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Buffalo, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
Subjects: Buffalo Psychiatric Center -- History.; New York Central Terminal (Buffalo, N.Y.) -- History.; Psychiatric hospitals -- Conservation and restoration -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.; Railroad terminals -- Conservation and restoration -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.; Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
Description: Examines the reuse of architect H.H. Richardson's Buffalo State Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y. and Fellheimer and Wagner's New York Central Terminal of Buffalo within the context of today's preservation capabilities. Looks at several possible reuse opportunities for both structures.
Notes: Cover title.

Originally submitted as the author's thesis (M.A.-- State University College at Buffalo, 2005).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-131).
Table of contents: value: Understanding preservation; value: Language of preservation; value: Preservation: origins to present; value: The technology of preservation; value: Rehabilitation costs; value: The Buffalo State Hospital; value: The history of H.H. Richardson; value: The history of the Buffalo State Hospital; value: Decline: early 20th century to present; value: The future of the Richardson Complex; value: Rehabilitation case studies; value: Proposals on the rehabilitation of the Richardson Complex; value: Buffalo's unique teaching opportunity; value: Current progress and conclusion; value: The New York Central Terminal of Buffalo; value: The history of the New York Central Railroad; value: The history of the Buffalo Central Terminal; value: The future of the Buffalo Central Terminal; value: Rehabilitation case studies; value: Proposals on the rehabilitation of the Buffalo Central Terminal; value: Current progress and conclusion; value: Conclusion; value: Appendix A: Selected Federal Legislation; value: Appendix B: The National Register's criteria for evaluation; value: Appendix C: The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.