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{{for|the hamlet of the same name in [[Nassau County, New York]]|Strathmore, New York}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision
| nrhp_type    = hd
| nocat        = yes
| image        = Strathmore.jpg
| caption      =
| location     = Glenwood, S. Geddes, Wellesley, Twin Hills, Strathmore, Arden, Alanson, Charmouth, Robineau, [[Syracuse, New York]]
| coordinates  = {{coord|43|1|16|N|76|10|19|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin     = New York#USA
| area         =
| built        = 1919
| architect    = Ward Wellington Ward; et al.
| architecture = Colonial Revival
| added        = July 12, 2006
| mpsub        = Historic Designed Landscapes of Syracuse MPS
| refnum       = 06000564
<ref name="nris08">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>
}}
[[Image:Syracuse Onondaga Park.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Strathmore houses around Onondaga Park]]
[[Image:SyracuseStrathmoreHouse.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Onondaga Park]]
[[File:Abstract of Title Layout Wiki.png|thumbnail|Original Strathmore Neighborhood Layout of Lots]]

'''Strathmore''', or '''Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision''', is a [[neighborhood]] in the southwest of [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States.<ref name=SYR_Neighborhoods1>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503192313/http://www.syracuse.ny.us/nhood1.asp |url=http://www.syracuse.ny.us/nhood1.asp |title=Neighborhoods |website=www.syracuse.ny.us |archivedate=May 3, 2009 |publisher=City of Syracuse |accessdate=January 7, 2016}}</ref> It is a mostly [[residential]] neighborhood that has many houses from the early and middle of the twentieth century.

== History ==
The subdivision was planned by 1917 and developed in 1919 by Clark & Porter, Inc.  Marketing materials stated "...no smoke, no dirt, no fogs, no two-family or apartment houses, no business places of any kind, nothing but homes."<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite report|type=none|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314069 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |author= Anthony Opalka|date= | access-date=November 16, 2025 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})</ref> An extension of the [[middle class]] and [[upper middle class]] Summit Avenue residential neighborhood on the other side of [[Onondaga Park]] and [[Hiawatha Lake]], Strathmore was marketed as "an exclusive residential district" when it officially opened on September 27, 1919. It attracted solidly [[middle class]] and [[upper middle class]] residents into various enclaves such as Robineau Road. The original advertisement flyer proclaimed "There can be no cheap homes in Strathmore by the Park", referring to Onondaga Park. Strathmore was zoned strictly residential, allowing for only single-family and two-family homes with a [[Garage (house)|garage]]. It also contains many rental properties in the "less greater" section past Summit Ave.

Today, the neighborhood remains desirable and attracts a diverse, solidly middle and upper middle class population of [[White-collar worker|white collar]], academic, and [[creative class]] professionals. Strathmore is characterized by its [[Garden city movement|Garden City]] town planning principles, bucolic tree-lined streets, and residential architecture of well-built [[Colonial Revival]], Georgian, Federal, Norman French, [[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor]], and [[Arts and Crafts movement|Arts and Crafts]] style homes.  During the annual Strathmore House Tour, five renovated houses are open to the public. In 1987, Onondaga Park became an official Syracuse Historic Preservation District.

It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2006.<ref name="nris"/> Strathmore homes designed by [[Ward Wellington Ward]] which are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] are:
*[[Clark House (Syracuse, New York)|Clark House]], 105 Strathmore Drive
*[[Dunfee House (Syracuse, New York)|Dunfee House]], 206 Summit Avenue
*[[Fairchild House (Syracuse, New York)|Fairchild House]], 111 Clairmont Ave
*[[Hunziker House (Syracuse, New York)|Hunziker House]], 265 Robineau Road
*[[Porter House (Syracuse, New York)|Porter House]], 106 Strathmore Drive
*[[Sanford House (Syracuse, New York)|Sanford House]], 211 Summit Ave 
*[[Stowell House (Syracuse, New York)|Stowell House]], 225 Robineau Road
*[[White House (Syracuse, New York)|White House]], 176 Robineau Road

Other listings on the National Register of Historic Places are the [[Huntley Apartments]], [[Onondaga Highlands-Swaneola Heights Historic District]], [[Onondaga Park]], and [[Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Strathmore "By the Park" Subdivision}}
* [http://www.strathmoreneighborhood.com  Official Site of the Greater Strathmore Neighborhood Association]

{{Syracuse Neighborhoods}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York}}

[[Category:Neighborhoods in Syracuse, New York]]
[[Category:Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Historic districts in Onondaga County, New York]]
[[Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Syracuse, New York]]