John C. Hieber Building

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John C. Hieber Building
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Location311 Main St.,
Utica, New York
Coordinates 43°6′15″N75°13′29″W / 43.10417°N 75.22472°W / 43.10417; -75.22472
Arealess than one acre
Built1893 (1893)
Architect Frederick H. Gouge
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No. 07000756 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 2007

The John C. Hieber Building is a historic commercial building located at Utica in Oneida County, New York.

Description and history

It was built in 1893, and is a five-story, rectangular, flat-roofed, red brick structure, 60 feet by 100 feet, with a random ashlar stone foundation. It was designed by Utica architect Frederick H. Gouge as a combined sales and warehouse facility. [2]

The building was owned by the Utica Children's Museum from 1979 to 2020, when Robert Esche's development company Mohawk Valley Garden bought the building, and the museum relocated. [3] The first floor is now occupied by a restaurant. [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 2007. [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. Raymond W. Smith (May 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: John C. Hieber Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-01-08.See also: "Accompanying six photos".
  3. Mason, Greg (2020-03-04). "UPDATED: Utica Children's Museum to relocate; building sold". Utica Observer Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  4. Mintzer, Ellen E. (2023-09-11). "With mission and purpose, the Tailor and the Cook looks forward to relocation in Utica". Utica Observer Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-03-02.