National Register of Historic Places listings in Syracuse, New York

National Register of Historic Places listings in Syracuse, New York, are described below. There are 95 listed properties and districts in the city of Syracuse, including 17 business or public buildings, 13 historic districts, 6 churches, 3 school or university buildings, 3 parks, 5 apartment buildings, and 41 houses. Twenty-nine of the listed houses were designed by architect Ward Wellington Ward; 25 of these were listed as a group in 1996.

The 52 properties and districts in Onondaga County outside of Syracuse are listed in National Register of Historic Places listings in Onondaga County, New York. One property, the New York State Barge Canal, spans both the city an the county. The locations of National Register properties and districts with known coordinates can be viewed in map form.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 20, 2016.

Contents: Counties in New York

Albany (Albany) – Allegany – Bronx – Broome – Cattaraugus – Cayuga – Chautauqua – Chemung – Chenango – Clinton – Columbia – Cortland – Delaware – Dutchess (Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck) – Erie (Buffalo) – Essex – Franklin – Fulton – Genesee – Greene – Hamilton – Herkimer – Jefferson – Kings – Lewis – Livingston – Madison – Monroe (Rochester) – Montgomery – Nassau – New York (Below 14th Street, 14th to 59th Streets, 59th to 110th Streets, Above 110th Street, Islands) – Niagara – Oneida – Onondaga (Syracuse) – Ontario – Orange – Orleans – Oswego – Otsego – Putnam – Queens – Rensselaer – Richmond – Rockland – Saratoga – Schenectady – Schoharie – Schuyler – Seneca – St. Lawrence – Steuben – Suffolk – Sullivan – Tioga – Tompkins – Ulster – Warren – Washington – Wayne – Westchester (Northern, Southern, New Rochelle, Peekskill, Yonkers) – Wyoming – Yates

Current listings in Syracuse

All NRHP listed sites in Syracuse, New York, are included in the following table:

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Neighborhood	Description
1	Amos Block		November 16, 1978 (#78001890)	210-216 West Water Street	Downtown	Romanesque Revival building formerly fronting on the Erie Canal, from which goods were loaded and unloaded from boats
2	Armory Square Historic District		September 7, 1984 (#84002816)	S. Clinton, S. Franklin, Walton, W. Fayette, and W. Jefferson Sts.	Downtown	Historic district in downtown Syracuse, around the Syracuse Armory, which was revitalized in the 1990s; includes the separately listed Loew's State Theater
3	Ashton HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000089)	301 Salt Springs Rd.	Salt Springs / Meadowbrook	House designed by architect Ward Wellington Ward, included in set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
4	John G. Ayling House		May 6, 2011 (#11000277)	223 DeWitt St.	Sedgwick
5	Babcock-Shattuck House		May 12, 2004 (#04000429)	2000-2004 E. Genesee St.	Westcott / Near Eastside	Queen Anne-style large house, formerly a post of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America
6	Barnes-Hiscock House		July 30, 2010 (#10000512)	930 James St.	Near Northeast
7	Bellevue Country Club	Upload image	February 5, 2014 (#13001154)	1901 Glenwood Ave.	Syracuse
8	Berkeley Park Subdivision Historic District		February 20, 2002 (#02000055)	Roughly bounded by Strattford St., Ackerman Ave., Morningside Cemetery, and Comstock Ave.	University Neighborhood	Residential subdivision, representative of early twentieth century landscape architectural design Includes multiple houses designed by Ward Wellington Ward.
9	Blanchard HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000094)	329 Westcott St.	Westcott	House, arbor and garage designed by architect Ward Wellington Ward, included in set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
10	Alexander Brown House		November 3, 1988 (#88002376)	726 W. Onondaga St.	Near Westside / Southwest	Romanesque Revival sandstone and tile home of Alexander T. Brown, successful inventor and manufacturer
11	Harry N. Burhans House		August 30, 2007 (#07000868)	2627 E. Genesee St.	Meadowbrook	1837 Greek Revival house; renovated in 1916 under direction of Ward Wellington Ward
12	Central New York Telephone and Telegraph Building		April 3, 1973 (#73001234)	311 Montgomery St.	Downtown	Building designed specifically to house the telephone company, which it did from 1899 to 1905
13	Central Technical High School		April 9, 1981 (#81000662)	258 E. Adams St.	Downtown	Represents early twentieth century educational building design
14	Chapman HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000072)	518 Danforth St.	Washington Square	Built in 1912; Colonial Revival and Arts and Crafts elements; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
15	Clark HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000090)	105 Strathmore Dr.	Strathmore	Significant for its architecture; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
16	Collins HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000076)	2201 E. Genesee St.	Near Eastside / Westcott	One of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
17	The Courier Building		February 14, 2014 (#14000006)	210 Montgomery St., 237-43 E. Genesee St.	Syracuse	Site of Daniel Webster's 1851 "Syracuse Speech" in which he equated resistance to the Fugitive Slave Law with treason. In response, crowds in the area freed an escaped slave from the custody of federal marshals, galvanizing opposition to slavery in Central New York.
18	Crouse College, Syracuse University		July 30, 1974 (#74001285)	Syracuse University campus	University Hill	Built in the 1880s; funded by Syracuse banker John R. Crouse; designed by Archimedes Russell Part of the Syracuse University-Comstock Tract Buildings
19	Dunfee HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000092)	206 Summit Ave.	Strathmore	Significant for its architecture; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
20	O.M. Edwards Building		January 26, 2001 (#00001689)	501 Plum St.	Lakefront	Representative example of an early twentieth century manufacturing plant; designed by Gordon Wright; built in 1906
21	Elmwood ParkL		May 19, 2005 (#05000439)	Glenwood Ave., South Ave., City Boundary	Elmwood	Originally a privately owned park in 1890s; significant as an example of such parks from the Pleasure Ground Era; purchased by the city of Syracuse in 1927; bridges, embankments, walls and stairs built of wood and stone were added, making the park also representative of the Reform Park Era
22	Estabrook HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000071)	819 Comstock Ave.	University Hill	One of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission; design includes a gambrel roof and a jettied second story
23	Fairchild HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000070)	111 Clairmont Ave.	Strathmore	Significant for its architecture; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
24	First English Lutheran Church		March 4, 1998 (#98000139)	501 James St.	Near Northeast	Designed by Archimedes Russell; built in 1911; significant for mission-inspired architecture
25	Fuller HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000088)	215 Salt Springs Rd.	Salt Springs / Meadowbrook	Craftsman-style house from 1911; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
26	Gang HouseW		February 21, 1997 (#97000073)	707 Danforth St.	Washington Square	Built in 1914; gabled; complex facade; brick-clad on the first floor exterior; stuccoed above; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
27	Garrett House		February 14, 1997 (#97000080)	110 Highland St.	Near Northeast	One of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission; roof was originally made to look like an English Cottage thatched roof; Mercer fireplace depicting St. George and the Dragon
28	Gere Bank Building		March 16, 1972 (#72000894)	121 E. Water St.	Downtown	Built in 1894; distinctive facade; use of contrasting materials; fireproof vaults in a room beneath the sidewalk; part of the Hanover Square Historic District In the warm weather months, entertainment is common on the plaza around the fountain. Workers in the surrounding office buildings and retail establishments often lunch there. Designed by architect Charles Erastus Colton.
29	William J. Gillett House		May 6, 1982 (#82003393)	515 W. Onondaga St.	Near Westside / Southwest	Second Empire home; designed by William J. Gillett; also known as Trinity Exchange Shop Building
30	Grace Episcopal Church		March 20, 1973 (#73001235)	819 Madison St.	University Hill	Gothic Revival church designed by Horatio Nelson White; constructed in 1876; congregation has a long history of social activism; national shrine for Saint Oakerhater
31	John Gridley House		August 16, 1977 (#77000969)	205 E. Seneca Tnpk.	South Valley / North Valley	Two story; limestone; Federal style; built around 1812; one of the only houses remaining of the original Onondaga Hollow settlement
32	Hall of Languages, Syracuse University		September 20, 1973 (#73001236)	Syracuse University campus	University Hill	First building constructed on the Syracuse University campus; built in 1871-73; designed by Horatio Nelson White;Part of the Syracuse University-Comstock Tract Buildings
33	Hanover Square Historic District		June 22, 1976 (#76001258)	101-203 E. Water, 120-200 E. Genesee, 113 Salina, 109-114 S. Warren Sts.	Downtown	Seventeen historic buildings; first commercial district in Syracuse; includes Onondaga County Savings Bank Building and Gere Bank Building, also separately listed
34	Hawley-Green Historic District		May 2, 1979 (#79001613)	Green St. and Hawley Ave.	Near Northeast	At first home to craftsmen, artists and musicians; Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, and Italianate-style structures; later home to doctors, lawyers, dentists, politicians, and preachers; Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Stick Style homes
35	Hoeffer HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000079)	2669 E. Genesee St.	Meadowbrook	Built in 1923; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
36	Hotel Syracuse		March 5, 2008 (#08000141)	500 S. Warren St.	Downtown	Opened in 1924; example of a modern hotel of its time; designed by William Stone Post
37	Huntley Apartments		June 1, 2011 (#11000327)	407-409 Stolp Ave.	Strathmore
38	Hunziker HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000087)	265 Robineau Rd.	Strathmore	Built in 1926; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
39	Kelly HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000077)	2205 E. Genesee St.	Near Eastside / Westcott	Built in 1923; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
40	Polaski King House		April 20, 1979 (#79001614)	2270 Valley Dr.	South Valley	Built around 1810; Polaski King was an early settler of what was then Onondaga Hollow. The house is no longer standing.
41	Loew's State Theater		May 2, 1977 (#77000970)	362-374 S. Salina St.	Downtown	Also known as Landmark Theatre; theater from the era of "movie palaces"; opened 1928; included in the Armory Square Historic District, listed in 1984
42	Leavenworth Apartments		August 24, 2011 (#11000599)	615 James St.	Near Northeast
43	C.G. Meaker Food Company Warehouse		April 26, 2010 (#10000226)	538 Erie Blvd. W	Westside
44	Harriet May Mills House		January 24, 2002 (#01001495)	1074 W. Genesee St.	Westside	Home of women's rights leader and her abolitionist parents; she ran for New York State's Secretary of State in 1920
45	Montgomery Street-Columbus Circle Historic District		February 19, 1980 (#80004278)	E. Jefferson, E. Onondaga, Montgomery and E. Fayette Sts.	Downtown	Historic district around the statue of Columbus in Syracuse; includes St. Paul's Cathedral and Parish House, also listed separately
46	New Kasson Apartments		August 24, 2011 (#11000600)	622 James St.	Near Northeast
47	New York Central Railroad Passenger and Freight Station		September 11, 2009 (#09000701)	815 Erie Blvd. E. and 400 Burnet Ave.	Downtown	Art Deco former railroad station a few blocks east of Clinton Square.
48	New York State Barge Canal	Upload image	October 15, 2014 (#14000860)	Linear across city Coordinates missing		Successor to Erie Canal approved by state voters in early 20th century to compete with railroads.
49	Niagara Hudson Building		June 14, 2010 (#10000361)	300 Erie Blvd. W.	Downtown	Art deco classic known as Niagara Mohawk Building, a few blocks west of Clinton Square
50	North Salina Street Historic District		September 19, 1985 (#85002441)	517-519 to 947-951 & 522-524 to 850-854 N. Salina St., 1121 N. Townsend St. & 504-518 Prospect Ave.	Washington Square	Home to German immigrants in nineteenth century, Italian immigrants in early twentieth century
51	Odd Fellows Lodge and Temple	Upload image	April 7, 2014 (#14000128)	212 Ash St., 823 N. Townsend St.
52	Onondaga County Savings Bank Building		February 24, 1971 (#71000550)	101 S. Salina St.	Downtown	Designed by Horatio Nelson White; currently known as the Gridley Building
53	Onondaga County War Memorial		December 19, 1988 (#88002754)	200 Madison St.	Downtown	Arena built in 1949; Moderne style; significant as an example of a World War I and World War II commemorative. Hockey scenes in Slap Shot filmed there.
54	Onondaga Highlands-Swaneola Heights Historic District		August 30, 2010 (#10000590)	Bellevue, Onondaga, Summit, Stolp, Ruskin, Clairmonte Aves. and Beverly Rd.	Strathmore	Cohesively designed early 20th-century residential neighborhood
55	Onondaga ParkL		December 31, 2002 (#02001657)	Roughly bounded by Roberts Ave., Crosett St., Onondaga Ave. and W. Colvin St.;Onondaga and South Ave., and Onondaga St.	Strathmore	Designed by George Kessler; contains Hiawatha Lake
56	People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church		January 17, 2012 (#11001024)	711 E. Fayette St.	Downtown
57	Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity		May 16, 1985 (#85001124)	101 College Pl.	University Hill	Oldest fraternity house at Syracuse University; associated with emergence of fraternal organizations on campus around 1900
58	Plymouth Congregational Church		November 7, 1997 (#97001384)	232 E. Onondaga St.	Downtown	Romanesque Revival style church designed in 1858 by Horatio Nelson White and associated with abolitionism
59	Poehlman HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000078)	2654 E. Genesee St.	Meadowbrook	House with Arts and Crafts details, designed by Ward Wellington Ward
60	Porter HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000091)	106 Strathmore Dr.	Strathmore	One of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
61	Wiliam H. Sabine House		May 28, 2010 (#10000303)	9 Academy Green	South Valley	Federal style home of a family that were slave-holdersbut became abolititionist, and possible site of abolitionist activity
62	St. Patrick's Church Complex		August 7, 2012 (#12000480)	216 N. Lowell Ave.	Far Westside
63	St. Paul's Armenian Apostolic Church		June 9, 2010 (#10000335)	310 N. Geddes St.	Westside
64	St. Paul's Cathedral and Parish House		December 1, 1978 (#78001891)	310 Montgomery St.	Downtown	Gothic cathedral built in 1884; designed by Henry Dudley
65	Sanderson House at 112 Scottholm TerraceW		February 14, 1997 (#97000085)	112 Scottholm Ter.	Meadowbrook	One of five nearly identical houses designed by Ward Wellington Ward, this was the home of Amon F. Sanderson, an officer of firm which developed the Scottholm Tract neighborhood in which this lies
66	Sanderson House at 301 Scottholm BoulevardW		February 14, 1997 (#97000084)	301 Scottholm Blvd.	Meadowbrook	Another Ward Wellington Ward-designed house in the Scottholm Tract area, also owned by Amon F. Sanderson
67	Sanford HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000075)	211 Summit Ave.	Strathmore	Built in 1913; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
68	Scottholm Tract Historic District	Upload image	July 11, 2012 (#12000407)	The Scottholm neighborhood is bounded by Salt Springs Road on the north; Brookford Road and East Avenue on the east; Meadowbrook Drive on the south; and Scottholm Terrace on the west.	Meadowbrook
69	Sherbrook ApartmentsW		February 14, 1997 (#97000093)	600-604 Walnut Ave.	University Hill	Built in 1914; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
70	Alton Simmons HouseW		January 24, 2002 (#01001493)	309 Van Rensselaer St.	Westside	Gambrel-roofed house with a Mercer fireplace; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
71	Louis and Celia Skoler Residence		February 12, 2010 (#10000013)	213 Scottholm Terrace	Meadowbrook	Home of architect
72	C.W. Snow and Company Warehouse		April 12, 2007 (#07000290)	230 W. Willow St.	Downtown	Built in 1913; designed by Archimedes Russell in the Modern Movement style of architecture
73	South Salina Street Downtown Historic District		October 6, 2009 (#09000832)	200, 300, & E. side of 400 blks. of Warren, 205-209 Jefferson, 400 blk. & 500-550 S. Salina Sts., Coordinates missing	Downtown	Boundary increase May 7, 2014, #14000193
74	South Salina Street Historic District		March 27, 1986 (#86000671)	111 W. Kennedy St. and 1555-1829 and 1606-1830 S. Salina St.	Brighton	Historic core of what was originally the village of Danforth
75	Spencer HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000074)	114 Dorset Rd.	University Neighborhood	Built in 1913; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
76	Gustav Stickley House		August 23, 1984 (#84002820)	438 Columbus Ave.	Near Eastside	Built in 1900; regarded as the first American Craftsman house; interior renovated by Gustav Stickley in 1903
77	Stowell HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000086)	225 Robineau Rd.	Strathmore	Stone house; one of the set of Ward-designed houses covered in one Multiple Property Submission
78	Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision		July 12, 2006 (#06000564)	Glenwood, S. Geddes, Wellesley, Twin Hills, Strathmore, Arden, Alanson, Charmouth, Robineau	Strathmore	Borders Onondaga Park; planned by 1917; developed in 1919; "...no smoke, no dirt, no fogs, no two-family or apartment houses, no business places of any kind, nothing but homes."
79	Syracuse City Hall		August 27, 1976 (#76001259)	233 E. Washington St.	Downtown	Constructed from 1889 to 1893; Romanesque Revival style; designed by Charles Erastus Colton
80	Syracuse Savings Bank		February 18, 1971 (#71000551)	102 N. Salina St.	Downtown	Designed by Joseph Lyman Silsbee; built in 1875 adjacent to the Erie Canal; its passenger elevator, the first in Syracuse, was an attraction
81	Syracuse University-Comstock Tract Buildings		July 22, 1980 (#80004279)	Syracuse University campus	University Hill	15 buildings located on the original Syracuse University campus; land donated by George Comstock
82	Temple Society of Concord		April 27, 2009 (#09000259)	910 Madison St.	University Hill	Jewish congregation founded in 1839 by German immigrants; present Temple was dedicated in 1911
83	Third National Bank		September 22, 1972 (#72000896)	107 James St.	Downtown	Also known as the Community Chest Building; designed by architect Archimedes Russell in 1885
84	Thornden ParkL	Thornden Park	December 29, 1994 (#94001490)	Roughly bounded by Ostrom Ave., Madison St., Beech St., Bristol Pl., Greenwood Pl. and Clarendon St.	Westcott	This park was acquired in 1921 as part of the City Beautiful movement and is known for its 1924 rose garden.
85	Trinity Episcopal Church	Upload image	August 27, 2013 (#13000628)	523 W. Onondaga St.	Southwest / Near Westside	Part of Historic Churches of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York MPS
86	Walnut Park Historic District		September 15, 1983 (#83001755)	Walnut Pl. and Walnut Ave.	University Hill	Adjacent to Syracuse University; neighborhood originally established by the social elite of Syracuse; currently known as Fraternity/Sorority Row
87	Ward HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000069)	100 Circle Rd.	University Neighborhood	Arts and Crafts-style home, one of two houses designed and owned, as a speculative property, by Ward Wellington Ward.
88	Weighlock Building		February 18, 1971 (#71000552)	SE corner of Erie Blvd. E. and Montgomery St.	Downtown	Dates from 1850; canal boats were weighed here when travelling through Syracuse on the Erie Canal
89	Welsh HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000081)	827 Lancaster Ave.	University Neighborhood	A Ward Wellington Ward-designed house, from 1912
90	West Brothers Knitting Company	Upload image	September 10, 2014 (#14000582)	700-710 Emerson Ave.	Westside	Well-preserved 1906 textile mill
91	White HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000083)	176 Robineau Rd.	Strathmore	Another Ward Wellington Ward-designed house, built in 1919
92	White Memorial Building		February 6, 1973 (#73001237)	106 E. Washington St.	Downtown	Prominent, 1876-built, Gothic building with "exceedingly pleasant" dissimilatudes
93	Louis Will House		November 10, 2009 (#09000909)	714 N. McBride St.	Near Northeast	Queen Anne home of Louis Will, Progressive Party mayor of Syracuse during 1914-16.
94	Hamilton White House		July 20, 1973 (#73001238)	307 S. Townsend St.	Downtown	Built circa 1840 by and for Hamilton White, Esquire; significant in the area of architecture and for its relationship to the commerce and politics of Syracuse
95	Ziegler HouseW		February 14, 1997 (#97000082)	1035 Oak St.	Northside	Built in 1915

KEY

W	covered in "Architecture of Ward Wellington Ward in Syracuse MPS"
L	covered in "The Historic Designed Landscapes of Syracuse, New York MPS"
	NRHP-listed
∞	NRHP-listed Historic district

Former listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Oliver Teall House	Upload image	March 16, 1972 (#72000895)	December 10, 1990	105 S. Beech St.	Syracuse

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in New York

External links

• National Register of Historic Places.com: Onondaga County, NY listings — a private site for NRHP information for the above historic sites, with street addresses and other info.
• National Park Service: "Architecture of Ward Wellington Ward in Syracuse MPS" — MPS = multiple property submission.
• National Park Service: "Historic Designed Landscapes of Syracuse, New York MPS"
• Library.syr.edu: "The Greek Revival in Syracuse" — online book of Greek Revival architecture in Syracuse.