Sibley College Cornell between 1883 and 1894

Archimedes Russell (June 13,1840 – April 3, 1915) was an American architect most active in the Syracuse, New York area. Born in

Andover, Massachusetts Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was settled in 1642 and incorporated in 1646."Andover" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th ed., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 387. As of th ...

and trained under local architect

Horatio Nelson White Horatio Nelson White (February 8, 1814 – July 29, 1892) was an American architect based out of Syracuse, New York, and became one of New York State's most prominent architects from about 1865 to 1880. White designed many homes, armories, chu ...

, Russell served as a professor of architecture at Syracuse University from 1873 through 1881. In the course of his career he designed over 850 commercial and civic buildings in the central New York region, including the David H. Burrell Mansion in

Little Falls, New York Little Falls is a city in Herkimer County, New York. The population was 4,946 at the time of the 2010 census, which is the second-smallest city population in the state, ahead of only the city of Sherrill. The city is built on both sides of the ...

, a Queen Anne/Romanesque Revival stone mansion.

Work

Russell's work, much of which has been 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 ...

, includes: * Mrs. I. L. Crego House, 1870 * West Sibley Hall, 1870, and McGraw Hall, 1872 at

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

First Baptist Church of Camillus The First Baptist Church of Camillus is a historic Baptist church located at 23 Genesee Street in the Village of Camillus, Onondaga County, New York. It is credited to architect Archimedes Russell and built in 1879–1880. It is a brick ch ...

, 1879 * Otsego County (New York) Courthouse, 1880 *

Crouse College, Syracuse University Crouse College, also known as Crouse Memorial College and historically as John Crouse Memorial College for Women, is a building on the Syracuse University campus. It was funded by John R. Crouse, a wealthy Syracuse merchant (principal donation) w ...

, 1881 * Third National Bank, aka the Community Chest Building, Syracuse, 1885 *

Overlook A scenic viewpoint – also called an observation point, viewpoint, viewing point, vista point, lookout, scenic overlook,These terms are more commonly used in North America. etc. – is an elevated location where people can view scenery (often ...

, 1889 * West Hill School (Canajoharie, New York), 1891–93 *

Bastable Theatre The Bastable Theatre was a theatre in Syracuse, New York, from 1893 to 1923, when it burnt down. First built by Frederick Bastable, Sam S. Shubert began his theatre management at the Bastable in 1897. He and his brothers established The Shubert Org ...

, Syracuse, 1893 * Central Technical High School, Syracuse, 1900 * Onondaga County Court House, Columbus Circle, Syracuse, 1904-1907 (with murals by

William de Leftwich Dodge William de Leftwich Dodge (1867–1935) was an American artist best known for his murals, which were commissioned for both public and private buildings. Early life and education Dodge was born at Liberty, Virginia in the Piedmont near Ly ...

) * C. W. Snow and Company Warehouse, 1913 * St. Matthew's Church, East Syracuse, 1915 * St. Anthony of Padua Church, Syracuse * St Lucy Church, Syracuse, 1873 * Dey Brothers Building, 401 S. Salina Street, 1893, a contributing building in the South Salina Street Downtown Historic District

References

External links

Archimedes Russell, at Syracuse Then and Now
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