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State Tower Building
The State Tower Building is a high-rise building located in Syracuse, New York. Completed in 1928, the building remains the List of tallest buildings in Syracuse, New York, highest in Syracuse. It has around 23 floors and is around tall. For several years after the Bastable Theatre burnt down in a 1923 fire, the plot of land was considered as the potential site of a new theatre or an office building. Eventually the plot's owners, Central Offices decided to build an office building. Designed by Thompson & Churchill, work began on the foundation of the State Tower Building in 1927. The tower was completed by late April 1928. It initially functioned as an office building, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property in the Hanover Square, Syracuse, Hanover Square Historic District. In 2016 the building was bought by different owners, who redeveloped the top floors into high-end apartments; retaining just the first eight floors as office sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanover Square, Syracuse
Hanover Square in downtown Syracuse is actually a triangle at the intersection of Warren, Water, and East Genesee Streets. The name may also refer to the larger Hanover Square Historic District which includes seventeen historic buildings in the area that was the first commercial district in Syracuse. In the warm weather months, entertainment is common on the plaza around the fountain. Workers in the surrounding office buildings and retail establishments often lunch there. History When Syracuse was still a village, the village well was located in Hanover Square. Listed on the 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 v ... since 1976, the square is an intact, mainly nineteenth century historic district. The buildings on Water Street were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
