Hunter-Oliphant Block

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Hunter-Oliphant Block
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Location215-219 W. First St., Oswego, New York
Coordinates 43°27′20″N76°30′39″W / 43.45556°N 76.51083°W / 43.45556; -76.51083 Coordinates: 43°27′20″N76°30′39″W / 43.45556°N 76.51083°W / 43.45556; -76.51083
Arealess than one acre
Built1880
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 95000880 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1995

Hunter-Oliphant Block, also known as Browne-Davis Furniture Store, is a historic commercial building located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It consists of adjacent brick buildings under single ownership; the three-story Hunter Building, built in 1882, and the Oliphant Building, built in 1880 as a three-story building with a fourth story added in the 1890s. The buildings exhibits Italianate design details. The first floor has cast-iron storefronts. The buildings have a common history dating to 1909 when they were combined as a single furniture store. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Helen M. Breitbeck (April 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hunter-Oliphant Block". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-12-01.See also: "Accompanying three photos".