| Hills Building | |
| Nrhp Type: | cp |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Partof: | Montgomery Street–Columbus Circle Historic District |
| Partof Refnum: | 80004278 |
| Location: | 217 Montgomery St, Syracuse, New York |
| Coordinates: | 43.0489°N -76.1489°W |
| Built: | 1928 |
| Architect: | Melvin L. King |
| Architecture: | Gothic Revival |
The Hills Building is a high-rise office building located in Syracuse, New York.
The building was designed by architect Melvin L. King. Construction works were completed in 1928.[1] [2] Its first owner was Clarence Hills, who, back in 1910, had founded one of the largest real estate companies in Syracuse.
The building is a contributing property within the Montgomery Street–Columbus Circle Historic District in Downtown Syracuse since its creation in 1980.
The building is and 12 floor tall,[2] making it the twelfth highest building in Syracuse as of 2021.
The building is of steel-frame construction and is clad with stone and brick. It features a mixture of Art Deco and Gothic Revival architecture. The verticality of the façades is emphasized by the uninterrupted rising pilasters. Ornamentation includes Gothic-like detailing on the ground floor retail façades, a high-up gargoyle that extends toward the Montgomery-East Fayette intersection, and stone shields above the second floor decorated with the Zodiac signs and at the very top of the tower.[3]