Gridley Building

The Gridley Building, built in 1867[1] and known previously as the Onondaga County Savings Bank Building, is a prominent historic building on Clinton Square and Hanover Square in Syracuse, New York, United States.[3] It was designed by Horatio Nelson White and was built adjacent to what was then the Erie Canal and is now Erie Boulevard.[4]

Onondaga County Savings Bank Building
Location101 S. Salina Street, Syracuse, New York
Coordinates43°3′2.62″N 76°9′6.3″W
Built1867[1]
ArchitectHoratio Nelson White
NRHP reference No.71000550[2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1971

History

Onondaga County Savings Bank Building on left, facing Christmas tree on Clinton Square, in December 2007
HABS pic in 1962

The address of the Gridley Building is 101 S. Salina Street, according to the 1970 National Register of Historic Places nomination form.[5] Five years later, the Hanover Square Historic District nomination listed its address as 101 East Water Street.[3]

The Syracuse Savings Bank Building is located directly across Erie Boulevard.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[2]

Influence

The architect for Gridley Building, Horatio Nelson White, also designed the Hall of Languages in 1870 with the very similar style.[6] It was the first building on Syracuse University campus, and is often prominently displayed as a representation of the University in many forums.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. "Historic Clinton & Hanover Squares" (PDF). City of Syracuse. http://www.syracuse.ny.us/PARKS/pdf/clinton%20square%20and%20hanover%20square%20historic.pdf. Retrieved 8 January 2019. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. Connors, Dennis (December 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hanover Square Historic District". Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  4. Waite, Diana S. (August 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Onondaga County Savings Bank Building". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2009-01-17. and Accompanying 2 photos from 1973
  5. Waite, Diana S. (August 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Onondaga County Savings Bank Building". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2009-01-17. and Accompanying 2 photos from 1973
  6. "Syracuse University". LinkedIn. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. "University Archives". library.syr.edu. Syracuse University Libraries. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. Collins, Kate (6 June 2016). "Carrier Dome, Hall of Languages: SU from the sky (video)". syracuse.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.


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