South Salina Street Downtown Historic District is a historic district

Historic district (United States)

In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...

 representing what was the commercial core of 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...

 from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 on October 16, 2009. The vacancy rate in the district is high, and some buildings need extensive rehabilitation. Recent revitalization plans served as impetus for seeking listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

It includes the east side of the 200 block of South Salina Street, the entire 300 block and one building in the 400 block. It includes 22 contributing buildings and 3 non-contributing buildings. Among the contributing properties are two the White Memorial Building and the Loew's State Theater

Landmark Theatre (Syracuse, New York)

The Landmark Theatre, originally known as Loew's State Theater, is an historic theater from the era of "movie palaces", located on South Salina Street in Syracuse, New York, United States. Designed by Thomas W. Lamb, it is the city's only surviving example of the opulent theatrical venues of the...

, also individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Architects represented in the district include Horatio Nelson White

Horatio Nelson White

Horatio Nelson White was an American architect.He was one of New York State's most prominent architects from about 1865 to 1880. A resident of Syracuse, he designed many homes, armories, churches, and public buildings throughout sentralNew York State, included: The Hall of Languages at Syracuse...

, Archimedes Russell

Archimedes Russell

Archimedes Russell was an American architect most active in the Syracuse, New York area.Born in Andover, Massachusetts and trained under local architect Horatio Nelson White, Russell served as a professor of architecture at Syracuse University from 1873 through 1881.In the course of his career he...

, Charles E. Colton, Joseph Lyman Silsbee

Joseph Lyman Silsbee

Joseph Lyman Silsbee was a significant American architect during the 19th and 20th centuries. He was well known for his facility of drawing and gift for designing buildings in a variety of styles.his most prominent works ran through Syracuse, Buffalo and Chicago He was influential as mentor to a...

, Charles D. Wilsey and Thomas W. Lamb

Thomas W. Lamb

Thomas White Lamb was an American architect, born in Scotland. He is noted as one of the foremost designers of theaters and cinemas in the 20th century.-Career:...

.

	Landmark name	Image	Date Built	Style	# of stories	Location	Description
1	White Memorial Building		1876	High Victorian Gothic	5	201 S. Salina Street	Multi-colored brick, Ohio sandstone, Onondaga limestone; mansard roof; gargoyles; Joseph Lyman Silsbee, architect
2	Salina Place		c. 1870		4	205 S. Salina Street	Three buildings with common cornice; southern building rebuilt 1914
3	McCarthy Building		1894	Italian Renaissance Revival	7	217 S. Salina Street	Beige brick; bracketed eaves; decorative lintels; Charles E. Colton Charles Erastus Colton Charles Erastus Colton was an American architect who worked in Syracuse, New York.Buildings he designed which survive and are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places include:*Syracuse City Hall, 233 E. Washington St., Syracuse, New York... , architect
4	Woolworth Building		1941	Art Deco	2	301 S. Salina Street	Tile and brick; flat roof
5	Dollarwise Building		1856; 1915	Federal	5	313-315 S. Salina Street	Brick; medallion supported eaves
6	Label Shopper Building		c. 1915		5	317-319 S. Salina Street	Steel framed; brick; bracketed eaves; decorative details
7	Park-Brannock Building		c. 1856	Italianate Italianate architecture The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...	5	321 S. Salina Street	Modernized 1930s; clad in cast stone; housed shoe store where Brannock device for measuring feet was manufactured
8	Lee's Express		19th century	Italianate, facade covered	5	323 S. Salina Street	Brick; historic material covered
9	Peatfield Building		c. 1900		5	325 S. Salina Street	Marble facade; sculptural figures; formerly Syracuse Trust Company and Marine Midland Bank
10	Lerners Building		Early 20th century		5	327-329 S. Salina Street	Masonry; white tile; modernized 1950s
11	Jay Cobb Building		c. 1919		5	331 S. Salina Street	Brick; pivoting windows; carved frieze; dentil Dentil In classical architecture a dentil is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice.The Roman architect Vitruvius In classical architecture a dentil (from Lat. dens, a tooth) is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice.The Roman architect... ed cornice
12	Dey Brothers Building		1893	Italian Renaissance Revival	6	401 S. Salina Street	Grey brick; terra cotta trim; decorative cornice and parapet; Archimedes Russell, architect
14	Mason Building		1899	Italian Renaissance Revival	6	128 E. Genesee Street	Brick; keystone window lintels; large pilasters; floral decorated frieze; bracketed cornice
15	Witherill Building		1855	Italianate	4	300-304 S. Salina Street	Brick; Syracuse High School Syracuse City School District The Syracuse City School District is a public school district based in Syracuse, New York .-High schools:*Corcoran High School*Fowler High School*Henninger High School*Institute of Central Technology *Nottingham High School...  1856-1861; Bryant & Stratton 1870s & 1880s; Henry Pike, architect
16	Wilson Building		1898	Beaux Arts	7	306-312 S. Salina Street	Brick and cast stone; bracketed balcony; copper cornice; originally known as the Dillaye Memorial Building; Charles E. Colton, architect
17	Bond Building (originally part of the Butler Block - separated c. 1920)		c. 1878, c. 1920		3	320-324 S. Salina Street	Double width; flat roof; copper sheathing; Horatio Nelson White, architect; later modifications by Charles D. Wilsey
19	Betts Building (originally part of the Butler Block - separated c. 1920)		c. 1878, c. 1920		3	320-324 S. Salina Street	Masonry; flat roof; classical detailing; large pilasters; Horatio Nelson White, architect
18	Nu-Look Building (originally part of the Butler Block - separated c. 1920)		c. 1878, c. 1920		3	326 S. Salina Street	Flat roof; copper sheathing; simple parapet Parapet A parapet is a wall-like barrier at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony or other structure. Where extending above a roof, it may simply be the portion of an exterior wall that continues above the line of the roof surface, or may be a continuation of a vertical feature beneath the roof such as a... ; Horatio Nelson White, architect; later modifications by Charles D. Wilsey
20	Loew's State Theater (a.k.a. Landmark Theatre Landmark Theatre (Syracuse, New York) The Landmark Theatre, originally known as Loew's State Theater, is an historic theater from the era of "movie palaces", located on South Salina Street in Syracuse, New York, United States. Designed by Thomas W. Lamb, it is the city's only surviving example of the opulent theatrical venues of the... )		1928		8	362-374 S. Salina Street	Masonry and light stone; three story arched window above marquee; 21 storefronts, 160 offices; 3,300 seat theater; individually listed 1977; designed by Thomas W. Lamb

See also

• South Salina Street Historic District
  South Salina Street Historic District
  The South Salina Street Historic District is located in Syracuse, New York. The district encompasses the historic core of what was originally the village of Danforth. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986....
  
  , also NRHP-listed, further down the same street
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Syracuse, New York
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Syracuse, New York
  List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Syracuse, New YorkThis is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Syracuse, New York...