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Gordon Wright (architect)
Gordon Wright (1866-1950) was an architect in New York State. He designed several buildings which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places for their architecture. He was born in Massena, New York in 1866. He graduated from Syracuse University with degrees in civil engineering and architecture. He opened an architectural office in Syracuse in 1892. He partnered with Charles R. Ellis from 1931 to 1938. His daughter Marjorie Wright, who also studied architecture at Syracuse University, was associated with the firm from 1919 until her death in 1949.Marjorie Wright designed the Kappa Alpha Theta House at 306 Walnut Place, in 1928 in Tudor Revival style (se; it is NRHP-listed as a contributing building in the Walnut Park Historic District. Works include the following, but this article has been significantly altered losing a significant piece of his body of work: *Alexander Brown House, 726 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY, NRHP-listed * O.M. Edwards Building, 501 Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property. The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. Of the more than one and a half million properties on the National Register, 95,000 are listed individually. The remainder are contributing resources within historic districts. For most of its history, the National Register has been administered by the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Its goals are to help property owners and inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
