Central New York Telephone and Telegraph Building explained

Central New York Telephone and Telegraph Building
Coordinates:	43.0482°N -76.1491°W
Built:	1895
Architect:	Henry W. Wilkinson
Architecture:	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Added:	April 03, 1973
Refnum:	73001234

The Central New York Telephone and Telegraph Building, also known as the Onondaga Historical Association Building,^[1] designed by Henry W. Wilkinson,^[2] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and is part of the Montgomery Street-Columbus Circle Historic District, listed in 1979.^[1] It was the first building in Syracuse designed specifically to house the telephone company, and did so from 1899 to 1905, when the company moved to bigger facilities. In 1905, the Onondaga Historical Association purchased the building.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Harden . Evamaria . National Register of Historic Places Registration: Montgomery Street-Columbus Circle Historic District . June 8, 1979 . 2009-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111210054857/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6336 . December 10, 2011 . dead . and Accompanying 12 photos, from 1979
2. Web site: McKee . Harley J. . National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Central New York Telephone and Telegraph Building . January 26, 1972 . 2008-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111210052708/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6301 . December 10, 2011 . dead . and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1972