Armory Square

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The Shot Clock Monument at Armory Square

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Armory Square is a small neighborhood on the west side of Downtown Syracuse, New York. It began life as a busy commercial and industrial area just to the west of the central city. After World War II, Syracuse's central city became less and less populated as more housing and business facilities were built in the suburbs. In the 1980s, plans were first made to transform the languishing district into a small shopping/arts/nightlife district surrounding the former Syracuse Armory. These plans came to fruition during the 1990s, when new stores and restaurants opened, and several new buildings were constructed in a compatible style to the middle and late 1800s and early 1900s architecture dominating the district.

Current day

Today, Armory Square is the home of some of Syracuse's better restaurants, at least two coffeehouses, a radio station company, dozens of small shops selling everything from band instruments to used records to women's clothing, several bars and nightclubs, Urban Outfitters, Armory Massage Therapy, a newly restored upscale hotel and two tattoo parlors. A number of professional firms are also located in Armory Square, including Eric Mower and Associates, O'Brien & Gere, and the Sugarman Law Firm. The area is popular with students from Syracuse University and Le Moyne College.

Its borders are generally considered to be the circular road around the armory (Jefferson Street) to the south, Onondaga Creek to the west, Washington Street to the north, and Clinton Street to the east.

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A paved multi-use trail, the Onondaga Creekwalk, connects the neighborhood with Onondaga Lake.[1]

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Vintage postcard of the Armory

Armory Square Historic District

Forty-six industrial and commercial buildings make up the Armory Square Historic District. West Fayette Street is the northern boundary of the district, the rear property lines of the buildings on South Clinton Street the eastern boundary. The southern boundary is a raised railroad track, while the western boundary includes the buildings on Walton Street. The buildings in the district include the Armory, a former Lackawanna Railroad passenger station (1941), hotels, warehouses and commercial buildings. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2]

Contributing properties

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Template:HD color| 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1874 307-09 South Clinton Street 5 stories; brick commercial building; segmental window arches; fifth story added 1885
Template:HD color| 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1874 311-13 South Clinton Street 4 stories; brick commercial building; recessed windows; fancy cornice
Template:HD color| 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Donohue Building (portion) c. 1885 Queen Anne 312-16 South Clinton Street 4 stories; red brick; decorative sandstone, granite and terra cotta elements
Template:HD color| 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Butler Block File:Armory Square Historic District, Syracuse, New York.jpg 1893 Romanesque 317-21 South Clinton Street 5 stories; red brick; broad arches; cast-iron columns
Template:HD color| 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Neal and Hyde Block (portion) File:Armory Square.jpg c. 1887 Queen Anne-Romanesque 318-22 South Clinton Street 5 stories; brick warehouse; limestone trim; architect Asa Merrick
Template:HD color| 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Clinton Building 1876 400-08 South Clinton Street 3 stories; brick; 1920s alterations
Template:HD color| 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Onondaga Music Building 1914 410-416 South Clinton Street 4 stories; buff brick commercial building
Template:HD color| 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1874 415-17 South Clinton Street 4 stories; patterned brick commercial building;
Template:HD color| 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Loew Building South Salina Street entrance 1928 423-31 South Clinton Street 2 stories on S. Clinton St.; 8 stories on S. Salina St.; large theater, also known as Loews State Theater or the Landmark Theatre; individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977
Template:HD color| 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Passenger Station 1941 Art Moderne 500 South Clinton Street 2 stories; buff brick; arched windows
Template:HD color| 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1874 306 South Franklin Street 2 stories; brick; arched windows
Template:HD color| 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1880s 308-10 South Franklin Street 3 stories; brick; original storefront
Template:HD color| 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1887 309-15 South Franklin Street 4 stories; brick; granite piers
Template:HD color| 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1900 317-21 South Franklin Street 2 stories; brick; originally carriage makers; 1940 became garage; 1983 offices
Template:HD color| 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Hall & McChesney Building c. 1892/1906 402-10 South Franklin Street 4 stories; brick; warehouse
Template:HD color| 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bentley & Settle Warehouse File:Armory Square Historic District, Syracuse, New York,.jpg c. 1894-5 120-24 Walton Street 6 stories; brick; intact loading dock
Template:HD color| 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1885 128 Walton Street 2 stories; yellow brick; second floor loading door
Template:HD color| 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1890s 134 Walton Street 2 stories; brick; plate glass windows
Template:HD color| 19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1890s 136 Walton Street 2 stories; brick; paired windows
Template:HD color| 20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gray Brothers Shoe Factory 1873 200-02 Walton Street 4 stories; brick walls and window hoods
Template:HD color| 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1930 204-10 Walton Street 2 stories; factory; brick
Template:HD color| 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1872 215-19 Walton Street 3 stories; brick; arched windows
Template:HD color| 23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1870s-1880s 216 Walton Street 2 stories; ornamental brick
Template:HD color| 24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1902 221-23 Walton Street 3 stories; commercial building; brick piers
Template:HD color| 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1910 Renaissance 113-17 West Fayette Street 5 stories; brick
Template:HD color| 26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Kirk Block c. 1869 127-29 West Fayette Street 4 stories; brick; commercial building
Template:HD color| 27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1871 215-17 West Fayette Street 4 stories; brick; commercial building; 1930s modern facade
Template:HD color| 28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tallman Block c. 1871 Italianate 219-25 West Fayette Street 3 stories; brick; commercial building; rear entrance on Walton Street; architect Archimedes Russell
Template:HD color| 29Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Piper-Phillips Block c. 1872 Italianate 227-37 West Fayette Street 3 stories; brick; commercial building; original storefronts
Template:HD color| 30Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Seubert & Warner Building c. 1875 Romanesque 239-41 West Fayette Street 3 stories; brick; commercial building; rear entrance on Walton Street; architect Charles Colton
Template:HD color| 31Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1895 Italianate 227-37 West Fayette Street 3 stories; brick with stone trim; commercial building; prism glass in storefronts
Template:HD color| 32Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Hogan Block c. 1892 Romanesque 247-59 West Fayette Street 5 stories; brick with limestone trim; factory building; prism panels in storefronts
Template:HD color| 33Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Crown Hotel c. 1876 Italianate 301-27 West Fayette Street 3 stories; brick; commercial building
Template:HD color| 34Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1872 309-11 West Fayette Street 3 stories; brick; commercial building
Template:HD color| 35Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1873 313-17 West Fayette Street 2 stories; brick; commercial building; molded keystones
Template:HD color| 36Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Stag Hotel 1869 321 West Fayette Street 3 stories; brick; intact storefront
Template:HD color| 37Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1875 329-31 West Fayette Street 4 stories; brick; warehouse; rear entrance on Walton Street
Template:HD color| 38Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jefferson Clinton Hotel 1927 227-37 West Jefferson Street 10 stories; brick; stone facade first two floors; architect Gustavas A. Young
Template:HD color| 39Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". New York State Armory 1907/1932 West Jefferson Street Housed Army National Guard; brick and limestone; central drill hall added in 1932; Currently houses the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology

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  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Includes accompanying 36 photos from 1983.
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