Syracuse City Hall

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Syracuse City Hall
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Location233 E. Washington St., Syracuse, New York
Coordinates 43°3′0″N76°8′57″W / 43.05000°N 76.14917°W / 43.05000; -76.14917
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1889;134 years ago (1889)
Architect Charles Erastus Colton
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 76001259 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1976

The Syracuse City Hall is the city hall of Syracuse, New York.

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Unusually for civic buildings in the United States, it was constructed from 1889 to 1893 in the Romanesque Revival architectural style. The bid accepted for the construction was for $238,750.00 from Hughes Brothers of Syracuse. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Goche, James and John Coffey. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Syracuse City Hall" . Retrieved 2009-04-29. and Accompanying 3 photos from 1974