Gridley Building Explained

Onondaga County Savings Bank Building
Location:101 S. Salina Street, Syracuse, New York
Coordinates:43.0507°N -76.1518°W
Built:1867[1]
Architect:Horatio Nelson White
Added:February 24, 1971
Refnum:71000550

The Gridley Building, built in 1867 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.[2] It was designed by Horatio Nelson White and was built adjacent to what was then the Erie Canal and is now Erie Boulevard.[3]

History

See also: Clinton Square and Hanover Square, Syracuse. The address of the Gridley Building is 101 S. Salina Street, according to the 1970 National Register of Historic Places nomination form.[4] Five years later, the Hanover Square Historic District nomination listed its address as 101 East Water Street.[2]

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

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

Influence

The architect for Gridley Building, Horatio Nelson White, also designed the Hall of Languages in 1870 with the very similar style.[5] It was the first building on Syracuse University campus, and is often prominently displayed as a representation of the University in many forums.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic Clinton & Hanover Squares . City of Syracuse . www.syracuse.ny.us . 8 January 2019 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018054523/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/PARKS/pdf/clinton%20square%20and%20hanover%20square%20historic.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Connors. Dennis. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hanover Square Historic District. December 1975. 2009-01-13. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111210052048/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6313. 2011-12-10.
  3. Web site: Waite. Diana S.. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Onondaga County Savings Bank Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20120511085554/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6285 . 2012-05-11 . August 1970 . 2009-01-17. dead. and Accompanying 2 photos from 1973
  4. Web site: Waite. Diana S.. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Onondaga County Savings Bank Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20120511085554/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6285 . 2012-05-11 . August 1970 . 2009-01-17. dead. and Accompanying 2 photos from 1973
  5. News: Syracuse University . 23 December 2020 . . 19 December 2020 . en.
  6. Web site: University Archives . library.syr.edu . Syracuse University Libraries . 24 August 2020.
  7. News: Collins . Kate . Carrier Dome, Hall of Languages: SU from the sky (video) . 26 August 2020 . syracuse.com . 6 June 2016 . en.

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