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Syracuse / Larned Building

The 1869 Larned Building, designed in elegant Second Empire style, was gutted by fire. The landmark’s shell was saved, with a completely new steel-framed interior: a public parking garage. Name:  Larned Building, Location:  114 South Warren Street Year Completed:  1869 Architect:  Horatio Nelson White Style:  Second Empire Wikipedia:  Hanover Square, Syracuse Google Map All images […]

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Syracuse / Fourth Onondaga County Courthouse

According to blog Syracuse Then and Now, the front steps are steep because one property owner on the block refused to sell, forcing the building into a smaller-than-planned site. The architect decided to squeeze the stairs, not the building. Name:  Fourth Onondaga County Courthouse Location:  401 Montgomery Street Year Completed:  1906 Architect:  Archimedes Russell, Melvin

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Syracuse / Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. The Gothic Revival landmark was built in 1906 and designed by Archimedes Russell. Name:  Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, aka St. Mary’s Catholic Church Location:  259 East Onondaga Street Year Completed:  1906 Architect:  Archimedes Russell Style:  Gothic Revival Wikipedia: 

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Syracuse / Carnegie Building

Part of Syracuse’s Montgomery Street-Columbus Circle Historic District. Originally known as Syracuse Public Library. Name:  Carnegie Building Location:  335 Montgomery Street Year Completed:  1905 Architect:  James A Randall Style:  Beaux Arts Wikipedia:  Montgomery Street–Columbus Circle Historic District Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken July 2018 with Canon 5D Mark iii

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Syracuse / Assumption Church

Assumption Church, previously known as St. Mary’s German Catholic Church, is focal point of Syracuse’s North Salina Street Historic District. The church and parish house served Syracuse’s German community. Name:  Assumption Church Location:  804 North Salina Street Year Completed:  1867 Architect:  Horatio Nelson White Style:  Romanesque Revival Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant

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Syracuse / City Hall

Syracuse City Hall was inspired, some say, by Albany’s City Hall. The Romanesque Revival landmark was completed in 1893. The mayor fired architect Charles Colton for refusing to install the city’s historic bell in the tower. Next year, after the bell was installed, voters fired the mayor. At the outbreak of WWII the bell was

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