Archimedes Russell
Archimedes Russell (June 13,1840 – April 3, 1915)[1] was an American architect most active in the Syracuse, New York area.
Archimedes Russell | |
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| Born | June 13, 1840 |
| Died | April 3, 1915 |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Crouse College, Syracuse University |
West Sibley Hall, Cornell University (1870)
Central Technical High School in Syracuse (1900)
Onondaga County Court House, with Columbus Obelisk in foreground (1904-1907)
Born in Andover, Massachusetts and trained under local architect Horatio Nelson White, Russell served as a professor of architecture at Syracuse University from 1873 through 1881.[2]
In the course of his career he designed over 850 commercial and civic buildings in the central New York region, including the David H. Burrell Mansion in Little Falls, New York, a Queen Anne/Romanesque Revival stone mansion.
Work
Russell's work, much of which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, includes:
- Mrs. I. L. Crego House, 1870
- West Sibley Hall, 1870, and McGraw Hall, 1872 at Cornell University
- First Baptist Church of Camillus, 1879
- Otsego County (New York) Courthouse, 1880
- Crouse College, Syracuse University, 1881
- Third National Bank, aka the Community Chest Building, Syracuse, 1885
- Overlook, Little Falls, New York, 1889
- West Hill School (Canajoharie, New York), 1891–93
- Central Technical High School, Syracuse, 1900
- Onondaga County Court House, Columbus Circle, Syracuse, 1904-1907 (with murals by William de Leftwich Dodge)
- C. W. Snow and Company Warehouse, 1913
- St. Matthew's Church, East Syracuse, 1915
- St. Anthony of Padua Church, Syracuse
- St Lucy Church, Syracuse, 1873
- Dey Brothers Building, 401 S. Salina Street, 1893, a contributing building in the South Salina Street Downtown Historic District
References
- "Archimedes Russell Collection An inventory of his collection at the Syracuse University Archives". library.syr.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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