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Hartford / 385 Main Street Hotel Capitol

Landmark Main Street hotel, now residential. Distinctive chamfered corner and tower, Mansard roof. Name:  Hotel Capitol Location:  385 Main Street Year Completed: 1861  Architect: John W Gilbert  Style:  High Victorian Gothic National Register of Historic Places: Buckingham Square Historic District  Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon […]

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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 / 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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Philadelphia / Market Street National Bank

1319 Market Street, the Art Deco landmark Market Street National Bank, faces Philadelphia City Hall. The former bank building has been converted to a Residence Inn by Marriott hotel. Name:  Market Street National Bank Location:  1319 Market Street Year Completed:  1931 Architect:  Ritter & Shay Style:  Art Deco Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia:  Market Street National

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