Babcock-Shattuck House

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Babcock-Shattuck House
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Location2000-2004 E. Genesee St.,
Syracuse, New York
Coordinates 43°2′42.6″N76°7′09.6″W / 43.045167°N 76.119333°W / 43.045167; -76.119333 Coordinates: 43°2′42.6″N76°7′09.6″W / 43.045167°N 76.119333°W / 43.045167; -76.119333
Built1895
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 04000429
Added to NRHPMay 12, 2004 [1]

The Babcock-Shattuck House (also known as the Jewish War Veterans Post) is a prominent house at the corner of East Genesee and Westcott Streets in Syracuse, New York.

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Description and history

The Queen Anne-style house was built in the mid-1890s to be the home of Dr. Archer D. Babcock, a founding member of the Crouse-Irving Hospital. It was Babcock's home until 1913. [2]

Beginning during World War II, it was a post of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. They converted the second floor into a large meeting room. During the tenure of this organization, the house played an important role in the Jewish community of Syracuse. [2]

House, vacant, in 2008 Babcock-ShattuckHs1sm.jpg
House, vacant, in 2008

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 2004. [1]


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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. 1 2 Opalka, Anthony (December 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Babcock-Shattuck House / Jewish War Veterans Post". Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2008-12-21. and Accompanying 12 photos, exterior and interior, undated but likely from December 2003 Archived 2011-12-10 at the Wayback Machine

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