Once considered the epitome of educational building design. The building closed in 1975, but is again open as a school. Name: Central Technical High School, Location: 701 South Warren Street, 258 East Adams Street Year Completed: 1903 Architect: Archimedes Russell Style: Beaux Arts, Classical Revival Wikipedia: Central Technical High School Google Map All images […]
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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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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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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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Connecticut’s gold-domed capitol rises on a hill with a commanding view of Bushnell Park and Downtown Hartford. The state’s history is carved in the statuary and friezes all around the Victorian Gothic landmark. Name: Connecticut State Capitol Location: 210 Capitol Avenue Year Completed: 1878 Architect: Richard Michell Upjohn Style: High Victorian Gothic Wikipedia: Connecticut State
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Harvard’s Memorial Hall aka Annenberg Hall is located just across Cambridge Street from Harvard Yard, the original campus core. It was built as a memorial to the 136 Harvard men who died fighting for the Union during the Civil War. Name: Memorial Hall aka Annenberg Hall, aka Sanders Theater Location: 45 Quincy Street Year Completed:
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Boston Public Library, McKim Building, a landmark on Copley Square. Acclaimed as a “palace for the people” when it opened in 1895. Name: Boston Public Library, McKim Building Location: 230 Dartmouth Street Year Completed: 1895 Architect: McKim, Mead & White Style: Beaux Arts, Renaissance Revival Wikipedia: Boston Public Library, McKim Building Google Map
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Youth’s Companion Building aka Pledge of Allegiance Building, Boston. Name: Youth’s Companion Building Location: 209 Columbus Avenue Year Completed: 1892 Architect: Hartwell & Richardson Style: Richardsonian Romanesque Wikipedia: Youth’s Companion Building Google Map
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101 Arlington Street/130 Columbus Avenue, is Boston’s historic Armory of the First Corps of Cadets; now an events venue dubbed Castle at Park Plaza. Name: Armory of the First Corps of Cadets Location: 101 Arlington Street Year Completed: 1897 Architect: William Gibbons Preston Style: Romanesque Revival Wikipedia: Armory of the First Corps of Cadets Google
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State Tower Building in downtown Syracuse was built as a commercial high-rise in 1928, but the skyscraper is now apartments. The Art Deco landmark on South Warren Street is part of the Hanover Square Historic District. Name: State Tower Building Location: 109 South Warren Street Year Completed: 1928 Architect: Thompson & Churchill Style: Art Deco
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