Funding

After years of pressure from preservationists, prominent Buffalonians, and elected officials, $100 million in funds was dedicated by then NYS Governor George Pataki to rehabilitate the Richardson Complex. Of the $100 million, some of the funding was used to complete two other institutions; $16.5 million was used to build the new Burchfield Penney Art Center and $7 million was allocated to the Frank Lloyd Wright Darwin Martin House Visitor Center. Of the remaining $76.5 million, $20 million will go towards the Architecture and Visitor Center which will be located in the Richardson Complex.