[1] Land purchased for the State Hospital by Erie County included 500 acres and was known as the Taylor Tract.

[1] The hospital was located Taylor Hollow Road, which was named for the farmer who used to own the land.

[1][2] In 1982, 40% of the original 500 acres of the Gowanda Psychiatric Center was utilized for the Collins Correctional Facility.

[3][4] The Gowanda Correctional Facility was built using the remaining acreage and opened its doors in 1994.

[3][4] Gowanda Correctional Facility houses more than 2,300 inmates,[3][4] and is the second-largest prison in New York State.