The Alexander Brown House in Syracuse, New York

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...

 is a Romanesque Revival

Romanesque Revival architecture

Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...

 sandstone and tile home built in 1895. It was the home of Alexander T. Brown

Alexander T. Brown

Alexander T. Brown was an inventor, engineer, businessman and entrepreneur in Syracuse, New York and was credited with over 100 inventions. He invented the Smith Premier typewriter, the L. C...

, co-founder of Brown-Lipe-Chapin Company, a firm that was absorbed into General Motors

General Motors

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. Brown was a successful inventor and manufacturer. He added such engineering features to the house as a hydraulic elevator and a house-wide vacuum cleaning system.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1988 and is located at 726 West Onondaga Street in Syracuse.

External links

• Alexander Brown House, at SyracuseThenAndNow
• Alexander Brown House: 1 photo and 2 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey