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We visited here with family who live in the area. It was a very cool experience. The exterior architecture is beautiful; take a stroll around the property to fully appreciate the building. Part of the historic building had been transformed into a beautiful and modern hotel. The public spaces of the hotel were beautiful! The site served for many years as a residential treatment facility for those suffering from mental illness. We took a guided tour of one of the buildings. The guide was excellent: well-spoken, well-informed, etc.; I appreciated that the tour was a sober explanation of the facility and did not indulge in silly stuff or make light of mental illness. The older section of the building is in disrepair but still had a number of interesting architectural details to take-in, aided by the explanations from the guide. You saw several floors of one of the buildings. Overall, an off-the-beaten-path experience and one we quite enjoyed.…
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Date of experience: November 2019
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This is such a cool building inside and out. It's not really what you would expect inside but it's very neat. We've been here multiple times. It's cool just to look around. There's also a restaurant/bar which is nice. We've also been to weddings there. I know there are several tours as well, but we haven't done those.…
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Date of experience: September 2019
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So interesting to hear the history of this great institution. Beautiful hotel and restaurant located here along with the rest of the property which is being renovated. A must see.
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Date of experience: August 2019
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Response from RichardsonCtr, Manager at Richardson Olmsted Campus
Responded Aug 19, 2019
Thank you so much for visiting, Nancy! We're so glad you enjoyed stopping by with City of Light tours. We also offer historical tours of our abandoned buildings (May through September) -- hope we can welcome you back for an even deeper look at our fascinating history and architecture sometime soon!
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In Depth tour is fantastic with great docents taking inside the complex where no one goes. Excellent presentation of mental health history in the only Kirkbride Whole health complex left standing. State money to build this complex was enormous and you will see Richardsons skills and similarity to the Albany capital. Must see if you can get a reservation. Get a tate of the complex by taking the free audio (7162493874) tour of the ouside to tempt the in depth tour or get brunch at the hotel Henry for a peak at the admin portion of the complex. A touch of the macabe will be felt if you get inside.…
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Date of experience: August 2019
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Response from RichardsonCtr, Manager at Richardson Olmsted Campus
Responded Aug 5, 2019
Thank you so much, Bill, for visiting and reviewing your In Depth tour at the Richardson Olmsted Campus! It's wonderful to hear how much you enjoyed your guided tour and our free cell phone audio tour. Thank you so much for visiting and we look forward to welcoming you again soon!
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Eerie and fascinating. Eating at Hotel Henry was really good! We walked around, but I think they give tours, too.
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Date of experience: August 2019
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Response from RichardsonCtr, Manager at Richardson Olmsted Campus
Responded Aug 2, 2019
Thank you so much for visiting and reviewing, Elyse! Next time, we look forward to showing you around on one of our historical tours, offered May through September every year. Glad you enjoyed your meal at Hotel Henry, too!
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