[2][3] Located in Binghamton, NY, its imposing Gothic Revival exterior was designed by New York architect Isaac G. Perry and construction was completed in 1864.

[4] The former New York State Inebriate Asylum building is located high on a prominent hilltop in eastern Binghamton, at 425 Robinson Street.

[3] The asylum was chartered in 1854, but site work and construction on this campus did not begin until 1857, in what were then the rural outskirts of Binghamton.

The building remained in use as a mental hospital or psychiatric services center until 1993, when it was closed due to inadequate maintenance.

Due to a general economic downturn, the university never developed the building beyond stabilizing its condition.