Pontiac Hotel is an historic

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located at Oswego in

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. It was built in 1912 and designed by the office of architect

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(1837–1913). It was originally a four-story, U-shaped structure; in 1955 a one-story

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was added at the rear of the structure in the exterior courtyard. It features both Classical and Mission style details. The most distinctive interior feature is a rotunda centrally located on the main level. In the 1980s the structure was converted from hotel use to house 70 apartment units for the elderly. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

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in 1983.

References

Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Hotel buildings completed in 1912 Buildings and structures in Oswego County, New York Hotels established in 1912 1912 establishments in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Oswego County, New York {{OswegoCountyNY-NRHP-stub