Mycenae, New York
Encyclopedia
Mycenae is a hamlet
in the Town of Manlius
, within Onondaga County
, USA. It lies at the meeting point of New York Route 5 and Route 290. Mycenae is located at 43°02'56" North, 75°55'50" West . Presumably the hamlet was named after the ancient Greek city of Mycenae
.
in Steuben County, New York
.
. Some local homes are large, while others are more modest. The Greek Revival style Mycenae Schoolhouse
, built 1850, was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1983.
Local mail is handled at ZIP code 13066 in the nearby Village of Fayetteville
.
New York State Route 5
passes through the hamlet.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the Town of Manlius
Manlius (town), New York
Manlius is a town in Onondaga County, east of the city of Syracuse, New York, United States. The population was 32,370 at the 2010 census, making it the third largest suburb in metropolitan Syracuse...
, within Onondaga County
Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, USA. It lies at the meeting point of New York Route 5 and Route 290. Mycenae is located at 43°02'56" North, 75°55'50" West . Presumably the hamlet was named after the ancient Greek city of Mycenae
Mycenae
Mycenae is an archaeological site in Greece, located about 90 km south-west of Athens, in the north-eastern Peloponnese. Argos is 11 km to the south; Corinth, 48 km to the north...
.
History
Historically the hamlet was sometimes known as Hartsville; it is however not to be confused with the HartsvilleHartsville, New York
----Hartsville is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 585 at the 2000 census. The town is named after a prominent early settler, Reuben Hart....
in Steuben County, New York
Steuben County, New York
Steuben County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,990. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same...
.
Community
The area is the site of some small farms, as well as the Aspinall Tree NurseryNursery (horticulture)
A nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to usable size. They include retail nurseries which sell to the general public, wholesale nurseries which sell only to businesses such as other nurseries and to commercial gardeners, and private nurseries which supply the needs of...
. Some local homes are large, while others are more modest. The Greek Revival style Mycenae Schoolhouse
Mycenae Schoolhouse
Mycenae Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located in the hamlet of Mycenae in the town of Manlius in Onondaga County, New York. It is a one story building built of locally quarried limestone with a low pitched gabled roof in the Greek Revival style. The roof features a small belfry...
, built 1850, was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1983.
Local mail is handled at ZIP code 13066 in the nearby Village of Fayetteville
Fayetteville, New York
Fayetteville is a village located in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the village had a population of 4,190. The village is named after Lafayette, a national hero of both France and the United States...
.
New York State Route 5
New York State Route 5
New York State Route 5 is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and...
passes through the hamlet.